First post!
May 21, 2009
‘Sup. In theory, I’ll be using this blog to document my experiences in Japan and all the wacky stuff that goes on in the land of the Rising Sun. Currently it is T -21 hours to my departure from the USA. I still can’t believe it, really. It doesn’t feel like in a day I’ll be on a plane flying over to Japan of all places. This truly is like a dream come true for me. I’ve been interested in Japanese culture ever since my friends in high school introduced me to the wonderful world of anime and manga (Japanese animated shows and graphic novels, respectively). I’m pretty nervous, just about things like forgetting to pack something and not knowing enough Japanese to get by. Though, yesterday I had to cancel a reservation I had made at a hotel, and I conducted the whole affair over the phone in Japanese. So, I suppose I’ll be fine. My biggest worry is probably that I won’t savor the experience enough, or that I’ll come back unsatisfied knowing that there was something I still wanted to do. Well, my next post here will be from Japan. As they say over there, ittekimasu*!
*This is a phrase you say in Japan when leaving the house. It literally means “I will go and come back”.
