Preparation

Here I am having a silly feeling reading about Tokyo in Wikipedia. The ring in the sound of the word 'September' kind of prompted me to begin looking for trivia and whatever travel advice I could get, just because I don't want to appear like a lost clueless tourist when I get there. If all goes well in two weeks or so I will be in some foreign land with people I don't know, sleeping in a room that I've seen for the first time in my life, eating food I may have had the courage to cook, making friends with people very different from me, and pretending to know how to grocery shop even if I have barely any idea how. Necessity will teach me a whole lot. I hope my animal instinct is strong so that I could be a walking, breathing work of 'survival of the fittest'.

Nine months ago when I applied for this scholarship, I had no idea what was going on inside my head. All young people feel they are restless. Maybe I was young. I don't know. I just thought I needed another challenge in my life. HAHA I didn't think the next one I'd be up for would involve moving out of our home for a while.

So the other day I tried to pack my things and yes, one suitcase isn't enough for this whole trip! Sadly I have to squish all my stuff in the luggage. We all know that the Japanese are kind but I doubt that anyone would be altruistic enough to carry my luggage for me. 21 years worth of things cannot fit into one suitcase. But I'll carry whatever will fit!

My mom was kind enough to buy me goodbye presents which included a new mouse, a trench coat, one year supply of my favorite shampoo, a webcam, a headset, and many more. Aww, I can tell that she would really miss me.

Some friends already wrote me their letters. I will keep those in my letterbox forever! I'm deeply touched.

So I'm feeling the good-bye fever.

Putting my life on hold to see whatever there is to see is probably the best option for now. Some things can wait. :) Or they don't really have to wait if they are written to happen. Haha whatever. You get what I mean.