2 Weeks...

Apparently I blog weekly now.

It's all hitting me on how much less time I have here. I have so much to do still!

- immunizations
-new clothes
-pack
-check up on financial aid
-speak with Yumi Takahashi (my advisor) to make sure my credits are all set up so that I can graduate next December

I'm sure there are other things but hopefully I remember them. If not, then I'm sure my parents will be quick to remind me.

I've been feeling sad about leaving but I know that in a lifetime, 11 months isn't really that long. And I am excited to be there and I know that I'm going to love it and once I'm all settled I'll want everyone to come to me because I won't want to come back. (sorry grandma!) Anyways, I'm just enjoying the time I have left with everyone and tying things up before I go. I'm really going to miss certain people..Like Anna, David, Brynn, Samantha, my family... But everyone has Skype or some way to contact me so it'll be okay. I'm sure my blog will be more frantic and anxious as September 9th draws closer but after that I promise, people might enjoy reading my blogs then.

I'm planning on visiting Chicago the weekend before I go as well as a bbq with my family to send me off. So hopefully I see everyone before I go. If not, keep in touch and the coming home party will be amazing!

3 week countdown

So with less than a month to go, I'm quickly realizing how much stuff I should be doing to prepare before I leave... I know what I need to do but at the same time, I feel like I'm forgetting things or that I'll forget something and not realize it till I get there and then what am I going to do? I'm sure everything will be fine. I just need to try and knock some stuff off of my list asap.

Another thing about leaving for so long, I started figuring what and who meant the most to me. It's like the end of high school. You realize who are your true friends and what was really important to you and you carry that on into the next phase of your life and the rest becomes obsolete. I don't know. I suppose that's me getting a little carried away considering I'll be back in a year. But I guess I don't know where I'll be when I come back. That worries me too. When I come back from Japan I'll be done with school. Other than going through graduation next December and meeting the requirements of my scholarships, I don't know what I'm going to do or where I'll be. I guess I'll just have to figure that out along the way?

It's been nice to read blogs from students who have already traveled to Japan and been to Rikkyo. I feel more reassured about what things will be like when I get there and what I need to do. For anyone else who is going, let me know if you want to read these blogs too unless you've already come across them.

Okay~Now I need to go make money! 3 weeks and counting...