Still Getting Closer

I just got my visa from the Japanese Embassy yesterday; it's right there in my passport. I feel so official now. :) I also received my welcome package from Aoyama Gakuin University (which from now on, I will refer to as AGU). Among its contents, was a map of the Tokyo Subway. Please observe (You can click on it to see a larger image):



And some people find the Washington D.C./Virgina/Maryland Metro map was hard to follow...

Anyway, I've started packing - a process that I do not enjoy. I'm trying my best to only bring two suitcases and make them as light as possible. It's working so far. But I'm waiting until it gets a little closer to the day I leave to pack it all in for real.

In the time being, I envy all my fellow college friends moving back into their respective campuses, especially those at UMD moving into Dorchester Hall. I went by yesterday to visit some of those people and was giddy from being inside the place. Best dorm in College Park, hands down. I'll be back there a few more times before I'm shipped off.

Before the Leap

I just purchased my ticket through Air Canada, leaving on September 10th and will be coming back August 3rd, 2010. I won't be coming home during that time, it's too expensive unfortunately. My parents plan on coming to me instead~

Also, I hope to visit places like South Korea, Hong Kong, and maybe even England while I'm away. Lots of friends from different places I want to see again.

I still can't believe I'm going and that my time here is getting shorter. Of course, I'm excited, but also a little nervous. Okay, really nervous. But I'm comforted by the fact I have lots of friends there already. And the fact that Japan is awesome. So, it's all good.