Another hurdle cleared

So after months of waiting, this study abroad process (ha! maybe circus!) is getting less nebulous and more certain... i really, officially am going to Japan, and now i am really, offically a student of Waseda University ^_^ yes!

This letter helps me get my visa from the japanese consulate... helps, but doesn't make it easier. I had a bit of a run around on Friday trying to get everything done... i don't know why, but they want a picture of you with a white background and no smiling... i guess government is a serious business and no time or place for happiness. just look at the DMV people ^_^

I also opened my CitiBank account that i will use in japan. me and my mom open one together so it will be easier for her to send money. hopefully my host family will be near an Citibank atm (i hear there is one in Ginza) so that i don't have to go to so much trouble to get money.

The more "offical" things like getting this letter or opening the account get done the more i feel like my trip, no not trip, 日本に新しい生活 (new life in Japan), is coming quickly... i went to a japanese grocery store this weekend and i bought nothing, not even my favorite ミルクティー(milk tea), thinking, "this is overpriced, i'll be in japan soon anyways."

huh. so soon... it's really coming, and it's coming soon........

i look forward to it, but am not overlooking the good times i am still in the process of making here at home.