Finishing Up/Smileburger

So things are finishing up here at my apartment. I don't know if I'll be completely done moving out by Saturday, which is when my dad and cousin arrive, but Sunday is the official move out day, so definitely by then. I bought a cardboard box to mail winter clothing and a few other things home in advance, to free up space in my luggage for gifts, etc. I'm also figuring out a way to send my bike home, since the bike shops here will buy it for virtually nothing, and in actuality I probably wouldn't get anything in return that comes close to this bike's value to me. My bike and I had a bit of fall the other day, and though there are only a few more scratches on each of us, I'm sure it has made it that much harder to get anything for the bike.
These last days have just started to be filled with various good-byes, with some leaving right after the last day of school, others starting vacations with families, and one friend of mine on a mission to Tokyo to look for a job. This afternoon my friends and I had hamburgers at the best burger place any of us have ever been to, and we're a rainbow coalition of America, Scotland, Britain, and Japan. The place is called Smileburger, and they serve huge, delicious hamburgers for about $10 each, which is reasonable considering how big and good they are. In fact, half the fun in going is my Scottish friend's enthusiasm for the place. While we all agreed it wouldn't be our last trips to Smileburger, it might have been the last one with all of us together. It's a place I plan on taking any guests that come visit Kyoto.
It's gonna be tough packing everything up and moving out, but it'll happen one way or another. Going through everything will bring back memories, and probably also remind of things I forgot to do. The plus in all of this is that I get to see all kinds of family members, and then eventually go home and see everyone there too. It'll be nice to be home, but it'll also be sad to leave this great city :)