Destination: Nippon

Trip Start Sep 23, 2005
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Trip End Sep 16, 2006


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Flag of Canada  , Alberta,
Monday, September 19, 2005

In less than an hour, Mom will be here to pick Dad & I up and drive us to the airport hotel. Our adventure begins tomorrow morning at 4 am, and neither of us wanted to waste 45 minutes driving from home at that time of day. I can barely believe that in 24 hours I'll be somewhere over the Pacific, hopefully fast asleep. My luggage for the trip consists of 2 giant suitcases.. One holds the majority of my clothes, some old Japanese textbooks, and miscellaneous accessories. It weighs about 3 tons, and I'm glad Dad's coming with me or I'd be royally screwed. The second suitcase seems as stuffed but weighs much less. Inside, it's got a huge backpack - packed for Dad's & my 2 weeks vacation. I also stored some towels & other goodies for my dorm room, and a few pairs of shoes. I'm only taking 6 pairs with me, which may seem extravagant, but try to remember that it will be impossible for me to buy shoes in Japan, and I'm there for an entire year.

My carry on has some books for the plane, my first aid kit, toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc) and a sewing kit. I also included my new digital camera, and my MP3 player, in case the on-flight music selection leaves something to be desired. Because we're staying at the hotel tonight, I also included a change of clothes for tomorrow, and some other day-to-day necessities.

After I blog this entry, I will not have computer or internet access for an indeterminate amount of time. I hope everyone will keep me up to date on what's happening in their lives, and when I'm back online, I'll do the same. The time difference between Alberta & Japan is +16 hours, so when we arrive there at 3pm Wednesday, Japan time, it will be 11pm Tuesday so don't plan on hearing from us until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest.

Other than that, Stephen will be at home taking care of Brandy & Karma. He's still working 6 days a week, so anyone that wants to help take the dogs for a walk, let him know.

~Sayonara~
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