I had a great time in Vancouver. I got to play/watch several awesome new games (my friend Jayd is a SPEED DEMON), eat delicious food (lots of sushi, some particularly great fish and chips, the best fondue ever, I could go on but I'll only make myself hungry...) went to Science World (the magic factory where dreams are made,) and met up with James, who took me to all sorts of lovely locales here and was generally charming as all hell (and got to hang with Alexa for a bit, too!) I got tons of pictures. I absolutely loved it.
And tomorrow, after all this planning and packing, I finally head off to Japan.
Since quite a few people have asked me this, I'll answer it here: no, I'm actually not nervous. I moved across the country once already, and then again when I went to school. Starting over isn't very scary anymore.
That said... I'm feeling more emotional than I thought I would be. I talked to my mom on the phone tonight, and I could tell that she was worried about me being so far away, but she put it aside to be excited for me.
It goes both ways. I worry about my family and friends being so far away, too. I have this compulsion that I'm always at odds with, a compulsion to keep everything and everyone as close together as possible, so I can always get to them. It's kind of funny that my life is so contrary to that part of my personality; my friends, family, and the places I consider home, they're all so spread out. And now that I'm going to make a new home even further away, I'm being reminded of all that.
I'll be fine. I'll be careful. So guys? Take good care of yourselves.
I'll be back online full time at some point after the 18th, and may have a chance to update before then, but I'm going to get really behind on your posts. So if there's something you want me to see, just drop a link in the comments here. <3
See you all soon!
