Japan is even closer....
My slip came in the mail late Saturday for me to pick up my Certificate of Eligibility at the post office.
I haven't done so, yet. I will... it's just surreal and scary. I cried that night and that was the first time I had a good cry about leaving and all the fears that accompany this. Apparently I read on-line that I CAN mail in my certificate to the Japanese Consulate in Detroit so that's one good piece of news. It'd be a huge drive, and since it takes at least a few days to process, I'd make the trip twice. No thank you. I almost wanna write a note saying:
'No rush! Take your time! Fukushima's not under control and I just don't feel comfortable leaving as soon as I get this!'
but I don't think I will.
In order to mentally stabilize myself a bit, I made lists of things I gotta take. There's a LOT of stuff on these lists. Carry on, regular luggage, necessities/toiletries. Now I just gotta obtain these things and then start setting EVERYTHING out in order to begin the long process of packing. Ew.
My Wii and PS3 are coming in my carry on roller. I've read that others have done this... if I gotta put each system in a gray bin while passing through security, the people behind me will totally HATE ME, but it's worth it. Luggage gets tossed around and I just can't afford anything to end up broken. Plus, having those things right away will help me calm down a bit... get my mind off things.
The new iPod 4 is great. So glad I bought one!!!!
Now I just need to know if my parents will buy my laptop so I can decide if I should get a camera with video, or both a Flip and camera. I want the second option.
I haven't done so, yet. I will... it's just surreal and scary. I cried that night and that was the first time I had a good cry about leaving and all the fears that accompany this. Apparently I read on-line that I CAN mail in my certificate to the Japanese Consulate in Detroit so that's one good piece of news. It'd be a huge drive, and since it takes at least a few days to process, I'd make the trip twice. No thank you. I almost wanna write a note saying:
'No rush! Take your time! Fukushima's not under control and I just don't feel comfortable leaving as soon as I get this!'
but I don't think I will.
In order to mentally stabilize myself a bit, I made lists of things I gotta take. There's a LOT of stuff on these lists. Carry on, regular luggage, necessities/toiletries. Now I just gotta obtain these things and then start setting EVERYTHING out in order to begin the long process of packing. Ew.
My Wii and PS3 are coming in my carry on roller. I've read that others have done this... if I gotta put each system in a gray bin while passing through security, the people behind me will totally HATE ME, but it's worth it. Luggage gets tossed around and I just can't afford anything to end up broken. Plus, having those things right away will help me calm down a bit... get my mind off things.
The new iPod 4 is great. So glad I bought one!!!!
Now I just need to know if my parents will buy my laptop so I can decide if I should get a camera with video, or both a Flip and camera. I want the second option.