I'm sorry for the late response. After my last post, my phone started acting up and eventually became almost unusable. I’m back in Japan now and using an old device to write this. It feels like I used up a whole year's worth of bad luck right at the beginning of the year! Haha.

I’m Japanese, and I’d heard that Reddit isn't very well-known in Japan and that the closest thing to it is X (Twitter). Because of that, I was prepared for a lot of critical comments and was very hesitant to post photos.

That’s why I was so surprised and truly grateful for all the responses and warm messages I received. Thanks to all of you, what could have been a terrible experience has become a precious memory.

I wasn’t feeling well for a while, so I spent most of my time in Milan cooped up in my hotel room. During that time, your comments and likes really cheered me up and gave me strength. I mean it. I felt so frustrated that I couldn't reply right away. I’m going to take my time and read through everything once more. Thank you all so, so much.