Konnichiwa Minna-san!
Ok, so I’m not in Japan yet, but I am in that crazy last few
months where the reality begins to set in: Soon I’ll be 6000 miles away,
settling into a place that’s completely new and different. What an amazing, terrifying, exhilarating
realization! Then of course, there’s the
other realization: I have so much to do
before I go! Keep working on
Japanese, sell off or donate what I don’t need, say goodbye to friends and
family (luckily there’s Skype and FB!) go through mountains of paperwork, then
finally pack my belongings and hop on a plane.
I bet I’m not the first person who’s ever wished there was a magic ‘fast
forward’ button where I can jump ahead to being in Iwate-ken.
This blog isn’t really designed to gain some huge following,
I just want to let people know what I’m up to.
And just maybe, someone who’s Japan-bound can learn vicariously from all of
the mistakes I’ll probably make along the way!
