I am leaving for Tokyo and am really nervous. I got my visa and all the necessary forms, but this is the first time I’ve ever traveled this far, let alone a foreign country by myself. It will definitely be stressful at first, but I am ready for this challenge. I depart on Wednesday afternoon and get there on Thursday night at Haneda Airport. I will have a day or 2 before I can check into my shared stay-home, so I plan on staying at a hotel and getting some rest beforehand. I just reserved a hotel at the airport so I can get off the plane and go rest after my flight.

I also went to the Japanese consulate office recently. It was a really interesting experience being on the 30th floor of a building in downtown Denver and going through airport-like security to be able to enter the room. The man helping me did say it was kind of like entering a foreign country because of the security and stuff I had to go through. This is what the building looked like:

I am about to board my plane! I hope it is not too bumpy. Until next time!