And now....the part where I bare my soul

Yes, it's that time again. The part of the show where I get to write about all the intimate fears and hopes I have for studying abroad.


5 Things I'm Looking Forward To:

---Meeting new people

---Speaking Japanese everyday

---New settings

---The challenge of it all

---Traveling

5 Things That Worry Me About Going Overseas

---Not being able to communicate clearly right away

---Homesickness?

---Having to pick a college while I'm away from my family

---Running out of money

---Getting kicked out by my host family (I've heard it happens to the Japanese students)

5 Things I'll Miss

---My family. All of them. There will be tears. 

---Walking around town and sticking my head in all the shops to say hello

---Going to my parent's gigs

---My friends, whether they go to my school or not

---The feeling of home I get when I'm sitting in my room reading and listening to music right

 before the sun sets. 

5 Things I Won't Miss

---My high school (bye!)

---The nagging desire to see the world that I carry; always.

There are very few things I won't miss in some way or another. I'm not bitter about where I am, and I think I'll appreciate everything more once I arrive in Japan.

THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IN JAPAN WILL BE:

I am hilarious in English. How long will it be before I learn the true art of wise-assery in Japanese?