It is 12 days earlier than I depart for Japan, and it’s beginning to sink in that I’m leaving the nation for an prolonged time period. 11 months!
My wanting to go to Japan began in first grade with a faculty undertaking. Ever since then, it has been an exhaustive journey attempting to recover from there: As a 9 yr-previous, I used to be researching change packages; in center college, I used to be placing my identify on rotary lists; in highschool, I used to be becoming a member of faculties teams that promised to take us overseas.
While I acquired alternatives to go different locations overseas in the direction of the top of highschool, every little thing to Japan all the time fell by or was too costly. Unfortunately, the curse continued all through my and lots of different faculty college students’ experiences as soon as COVID-19 hit. My May-term fell by my freshman yr, after which my plans to depart for an instructional yr my junior yr have been… DEMOLISHED (thanks, COVID). However, after a number of endurance, scholarship functions, and onerous work, I lastly have a visa in hand and am packing my suitcase!
I do not know what awaits me this subsequent yr, however I’m feeling feelings I used to be not anticipating to really feel. I’m actually excited, but in addition actually nervous. I like to consider myself as somebody who’s open-minded, however how will I react to dwelling in a brand new area for a complete yr? How will I fare utilizing majority my second language? How will I reply to completely different societal expectations and household guidelines? No doubt, it’s going to include…
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