Piczo

August 1, 2007
Well I have 4 "unoffcial" days until I leave. I'm nervous and excited. My Host family looks very nice, I hope they like me. I'm excited to meet my hosting rotary club and I hope they like me ^_^. I think it will be a bit tough at the beginning to adjust but hopefully I'll adjust fairly quickly :). Today I went to Lunch with My Grandmother and Aunt, one last time before I leave. It really is hard for me to believe that this time next week I'll be stepping off the plane in Obihiro to be greeted by my host family and some of the Rotarians from my host club. I hope they like me. Tomorrow I will be going to the mall to finish up some last minute shopping. I need a few more shirts to pack then I'll be all set. I'm also going to find some time to dedicate to my friends so I can see them one last time. I'm really nervous about what people expect of me while I'm gone. Not so much my host rotary club but my friends and family here in the States. Will they expect me to email them often? I don't want to make any of them upset, but I also want to not waste precious time on the computer while I'm in Japan. Most of my friends understand this, and I'm grateful that they do, but some are freaking out, "What?? Email every two weeks?!?!?!" well I guess not everyone understands. I guess I'm going to go to bed, seeing as how it's midnight now. (^_^)/ bye bye

~*Meg

August 5, 2007
The past few days I've been really busy packing and getting things ready for leaving. I still don't feel prepared, I've gone through everything at least 3 times and I'm not forgetting anything. I think it must be my nerves. Tomorrow morning I still have to run to the bank and get some travelers checks and then after that my parents and I are leaving for Toronto. Tuesday I leave for Tokyo and arrive on Wednesday, then on Thursday I leave for Obihiro Hokkaido. I have almost 4 days of travel ahead of me! It's so weird it still doesn't feel real to me. I hope it will soon though. I'm so excited. Friday morning I had coffee with my friend Emma and one of our most favorite teachers. It was so nice to see him one last time before I leave, he's one of those teachers that inspires you to go for your dreams! I love teachers like that they are so passionate for their job and you can't help but to enjoy their class if they're enjoying their job.I'm pretty sure this is my last update until I arrive at my host family's house. What happens in the next few days will be interesting. See ya!

~*Meg

August 2, 2007
Hmm What did I do today?I hung out with my best friend Tayler. We went to see Transformers, it was actually quite good. We also went looked around the mall. I got 4 shirts so I'm all set with shirts for Japan, I just need a Jean Skirt! I couldn't find any that were a modest length!In the midst of our shopping escapade I totally forgot that in 3 Days I'll be on my way to Japan, where I'll be 6,000ish miles away from all my good friends. This time next week I'll be waking up to my 2nd day with my host family. I hope they like me, and I don't want disappoint them or become a burden, I'm sure I'll make some mistakes as long as they aren't major and I'm able to laugh them off I should be okay. It's really weird, I'm nervous and excited, I Know I've said this over and over again, and if it's annoying forgive me :).I'm also a little worried about my domestic flight to Obihiro, one of my friends in Japan told me there is a typhoon heading in that direction and it should be arriving in that area around the same time I'm supposed to be. I hope my flight doesn't get canceled I don't want to have to wait an additional 4-15 hours for another flight(or maybe she is just trying to scare me). Hopefully the typhoon will change direction. I still have things to do, like print out pictures of my friends and family and of Port Huron, pack, haircut, thank you cards and cram in some time to spend with some of my friends before I leave. I really don't have any time left, I'll be on the plane before you know it, and I'm scared to death XD.

~*Meg