I finally took a day trip from Tokyo to Kamakura — a place that’s been on my bucket list for so long — and honestly… it didn’t turn into the dreamy, picture-perfect vlog I had imagined. I started the morning with really good energy (and of course a matcha), wandered through a beautiful shrine where the rain made everything feel extra calm, and planned to do the iconic little train + beach scenery. But the weather had other plans, and so did the crowds. Once the rain properly hit and the Enoden train area got insanely packed, my social anxiety just couldn’t deal. I changed plans on the spot, tried (and failed) to find lunch at a bunch of places, and eventually saved the day by going off the main road and finding a super cozy ramen spot — genuinely such good value and exactly what I needed to warm up. In the end I got absolutely soaked, headed back home, and turned the vlog into something more honest: a little debrief plus a Q&A about how I’m doing in Tokyo, long-distance relationships, feeling lost in your 20s, and why I’m trying to keep running fun instead of turning every race into a PB-obsession. Sometimes travel is messy — and that’s still real life.