...And it's making me anxious. My nerves are completely out of control as the 31st draws nearer. I admit, I haven't posted as much as I wanted to. It's kind of complicated. I've really wanted to travel abroad, especially for an extended period of time, but I've gotten so used to being at home and all of the unknowns are making me very nervous, wishing for some sort of temporal freeze. I guess that's the catch-22 about the unknown: it's both exciting and terrifying. Change and the promised adventure of making my way through a foreign country are drawing me into their spheres but repelling me at the same time.
It's left me in a funny place, a place where I definitely have not studied as much as I should have (cracking a textbook when's one's posted at the home front takes an infinite amount of strength); I still don't have everything I need; I'm a little bit unsure of how to get from the airport to my lodging, make that a lot unsure, and with all of my baggage.
But even as I'm worrying about all of these things, I know that they'll just sort themselves out. Somehow I will get to my housing, with all of my luggage and some excellent experiences on the way.
Even though I haven't figured out the ins and outs of my initial time there, I've already started some research on what I want to do with my four months in Japan. I'm really interested in the art and music scene in Tokyo and via a google search I stumbled upon these two great blogs: Tokyo Art Beat, PingMag and Le Baron. The first two have already given me some ideas of how to explore the city especially this article. I also want to check out the contemporary art fair in Tokyo, April 3-6.
I'm not an art major but I think art says a lot about a country's culture, values and what its people are thinking about today. Plus it might be a good way to meet other like-minded Japanese and international students and people. I may not have all of the important bits sorted out yet but I definitely think I'm getting there.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHH~I had a really nifty long comment all typed out and it died in BLOG SPACE. *grrrrrrroars*Well, to sum it up, I totally sympathize with your feelings. Don't worry, we're all in this together and I will definitely be there if you have any need of de-stressing. DK Ninja-3 will be there to settle you.JUMP! SCREAM! KICK! THROW!- T
I'm pretty sure the Sophia rep who will be meeting you at the airport takes you to DK. And also, there's bunches of baggage delivery services once you get out of baggage claim and customs. Most of us got our heavy stuff delivered directly to our destinations, and a suitcase will be about 1690 yen (we used the black cat service). HOWEVER, they deliver the morning of the next day, so if possible, make sure everything you need for the rest of the day is in whatever luggage you carry with you (ie duffel, backpack...) on the train.
Helpful hint: DK House can be reached at the Nishi-kawaguchi station off the Keihin-Tohoku line (blue line and it's the only line that goes to this station). Then it's a walk from the station to here. Definitely have a copy of that map they post on their site.
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