01/07/2008: "When dreams come to life.."

All the stuff regarding my next six months is starting to become very, very real. And it's very, very scary. Today I got a confirmation e-mail regarding the job in Japan and asking when I'll come in to start working.

When? Like.. you mean you want me to actually do it? This is 'real' and not some distant illusion I've been talking about for years? Hmm.. the prospect of moving to Japan is very quickly becoming a reality. Unfortunately, the logistics aren't so simple. I graduate mid-May, and I said I'll start around mid-June. This leaves me about 1 month to take care of my affairs.. so ideally, I'll deal with that stuff during the semester so I don't spend my finals week packing. And selling stuff. Blah.

But I don't want to just pack up, fly, and take a train into the new city.. so I'm going to Japan 2 weeks early, mailing all my boxes of stuff and bags, and taking a small bag with me on a whirlwind 2-week tour of Japan. With a train pass you can buy in the states, you can ride any train in Japan for 1-3 weeks for free (well.. with the purchase of the pass, but it really pays for itself). Not only is it a good experience, but I know a bunch of people around the country who I've met over the years through school and work that I can visit/live with for a few days at a time.

Ultimately, this means I have about 2 weeks from graduation to settle everything. Amazing. Scary.. and amazing. I'm sure things will work out, but it's a matter of finding out how things will work out that tends to be tough. I find that you tend to figure that out somewhere in the midst of new things, just moments after everything seems impossible.

The plans for Korea have also been finalized, dates are chosen, I just need to get the ticket (waiting on someone else to confirm when they'll come). Pretty exciting, all told.. but still hard to make myself stop thinking about it and just relax. I have 6 months, and all things must change. Things have a tendency of working out..

I should get going.. gotta work again tomorrow and should study a little more tonight before I go to bed. I'll keep people updated on this stuff as more details come along.. More personal stuff (like exact dates of departure, addresses, phone numbers and the like) will be sent along via e-mail. I doubt I'll know my address for awhile, though, and my phone number will be a cell, which I won't have until I get there. So.. we'll see!

Let's keep on truckin'..


Jason

On Tuesday, January 8th, Kat said:

i feel all excited and nervous just reading about it...: )