24
I have a knot in my stomach and a ringing in my ears, both of which come and go at random. Maybe it's the stress of pending essays and upcoming finals, but I think mostly it's my rusty sense of adventure trying to kick itself into gear. I've got a lot on my plate right now, and I'm frustrated by the fact that I can't devote all my attention towards this Japan matter.
24 days till I embark on the biggest adventure my small life has mustered up, and so far all I've learned is how to say "I want a ticket." I'm feeling a little bit intimidated at this point. With three essays due in the next seven days, and exams in two weeks, I don't feel like I have much more time to prepare. A month in Japan. A whole month.
I'm still pretty overwhelmed about the prospect of going. In fact, I don't think it's even hit me yet that the tickets are actually booked. I have a list in the works of goals for my trip, but I'm not sharing it until it's complete. Maybe I won't even bother to commit it to paper (or blog), just so I don't jinx myself. I don't want to be one of those people who plans out every part of a trip before they even leave home; that's just setting yourself up for disappointment. I'd rather just go with the flow of things. Will that even be possible for this sort of trip? I mean, upon landing in Japan I'll basically be completely illiterate. I really wasn't kidding when I said it would be an adventure.
I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow... my mood on the subject changes pretty much by the minute. All I've ever wanted to do was travel, but lately London feels VERY comfortable. UNcomfortably so actually. Does that even make sense? I supposed it's only natural to feel a bit frightened by the idea of being in a place so unfamiliar, but believe me when I say I'm up for the challenge.
24 days till I embark on the biggest adventure my small life has mustered up, and so far all I've learned is how to say "I want a ticket." I'm feeling a little bit intimidated at this point. With three essays due in the next seven days, and exams in two weeks, I don't feel like I have much more time to prepare. A month in Japan. A whole month.
I'm still pretty overwhelmed about the prospect of going. In fact, I don't think it's even hit me yet that the tickets are actually booked. I have a list in the works of goals for my trip, but I'm not sharing it until it's complete. Maybe I won't even bother to commit it to paper (or blog), just so I don't jinx myself. I don't want to be one of those people who plans out every part of a trip before they even leave home; that's just setting yourself up for disappointment. I'd rather just go with the flow of things. Will that even be possible for this sort of trip? I mean, upon landing in Japan I'll basically be completely illiterate. I really wasn't kidding when I said it would be an adventure.
I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow... my mood on the subject changes pretty much by the minute. All I've ever wanted to do was travel, but lately London feels VERY comfortable. UNcomfortably so actually. Does that even make sense? I supposed it's only natural to feel a bit frightened by the idea of being in a place so unfamiliar, but believe me when I say I'm up for the challenge.