Well I'm a mere 2 weeks from achieving a life long dream of mine of going to Japan. It's not just going to Japan I'm going to be living there for 9 whole months! I'm going to speak almost only Japanese, live with a Japanese family, and go to a Japanese college. I'll be able to buy any manga pretty cheaply, I'll be able to watch the newest anime on regular tv channels, and I'll be able to get all sorts of awesome merchandise. An otaku's dream right?
It feels weird though, like its not really happening. I have filled out all of the paperwork already paid $2000 in fees and what not, and know who my host family is but I'm still waiting to actually receive my passport back with my plane ticket, and to be billed for the tuition. Technically the ticket and passport could get lost in the mail and that cause a whole mess of problems and I could have loan issues with the tuition. Both are unlikely but until those are resolved I can't get 100% psyched up.
I've already quit work so that I would have enough time for friends/family and studying but man I'm having a hard time putting out the effort I need to study as much as I planned. Its a little annoying to know that actually being in Japan and being able to practice it with anyone I talk to means that I'll be able to learn at such a quicker pace then I can in America. I do open my book up everyday but I really should be doing more.
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