One Week

This post is about one day belated, but better late than never! This time next week I will be in Tokyo, maybe asleep (And then again, maybe not), but regardless I will be IN TOKYO! Which is an amazing thing to even think about, and to be honest the reality of the situation hasn't yet 100% sunk in. I doubt it will until I'm faced with the stresses of packing and actually getting on the plane to Sydney.

I think the hardest part about this whole experience is leaving behind friends (And of course, family). On Saturday I had a BBQ outing with my close friends to say goodbye to everyone and see them all before I left. The turnout was great, and it was really nice to see people that I hadn't been able to catch up with for ages, as well as those that I see all the time. It's the last time I'll see most of my friends until next year, so it was hard to endure. But it was great fun regardless, even though I woke up the next day with bright red arms and got a shock when I looked in the mirror. I haven't been as sunburnt as this for a long while!

The farewell shindig was so early because this week I am and will continue to be flat out busy. I have a tonne of appointments and things to remember, and I'm sure it'll be like this till the day I leave. Just one of the many perks that comes along with traveling overseas, I guess. There's so many little things to remember that it's just annoying after awhile. The effort will be worth it in the end, and my parents are great, they're probably doing the worst parts of it all haha.

As the days count down I'm progressively becoming more and more nervous. This is something I've wanted to do since I can remember, but the nerves were unexpected. I don't think I've ever felt like this before! I'm sure it'll be crazy on the morning I leave. That said, I'm definitely looking forward to the adventure. I've always wanted a break from routine and monotony in my life; I'm definitely about to get it!