Yep! I leave in 10 days... This is becoming much more real. I'm getting super excited. And nervous. But the good kind of nervous. I've traveled by myself enough that I'm not the bad kind of nervous.
I've got pretty much everything ready. *Ahem* Except for my apartment. That's still in disarray, but it will be organized by the time I leave. This last week I visited some family I haven't seen in a while (here's the shout out to Linda and Rick!). Then I went to Bellingham to hang out with some college friends. I never realize how much I miss that place-- and those people-- until I go back after not visiting for a while. I don't know what this year has in store for me, but I'm pretty sure I want to move back to the other side of the state upon my return... whenever that is.
So this post is just a little update-- I leave May 10 for Tokyo, Japan. After Japan I'll go to China for a couple weeks, then on to the Philippines. I don't have anything past that planned yet. Honestly I only have those three countries set up with plane tickets already because I had to show proof of entry and exit to and from China to get the necessary visa.
I had to go to San Francisco to get the Chinese visa because that's the closest embassy to where I live (still over 700 miles!). I also needed a visa for India, so I planned to get them both at the same time. My mom works for the airline, so we flew to San Francisco together at the end of last month. It was all pretty simple except I couldn't get both visas the same day because the consulates need to keep the passport for the day. But it was OK; my mom and I just kicked around San Fran until it was time to pick up my passport.
Anyhoo, I should get my apartment in more of an array. I'll post again soon.
I've got pretty much everything ready. *Ahem* Except for my apartment. That's still in disarray, but it will be organized by the time I leave. This last week I visited some family I haven't seen in a while (here's the shout out to Linda and Rick!). Then I went to Bellingham to hang out with some college friends. I never realize how much I miss that place-- and those people-- until I go back after not visiting for a while. I don't know what this year has in store for me, but I'm pretty sure I want to move back to the other side of the state upon my return... whenever that is.
So this post is just a little update-- I leave May 10 for Tokyo, Japan. After Japan I'll go to China for a couple weeks, then on to the Philippines. I don't have anything past that planned yet. Honestly I only have those three countries set up with plane tickets already because I had to show proof of entry and exit to and from China to get the necessary visa.
I had to go to San Francisco to get the Chinese visa because that's the closest embassy to where I live (still over 700 miles!). I also needed a visa for India, so I planned to get them both at the same time. My mom works for the airline, so we flew to San Francisco together at the end of last month. It was all pretty simple except I couldn't get both visas the same day because the consulates need to keep the passport for the day. But it was OK; my mom and I just kicked around San Fran until it was time to pick up my passport.
Anyhoo, I should get my apartment in more of an array. I'll post again soon.
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