I'M GOING TODAY!!!

hi everyone,

in 5 and a bit hours, my plane will depart from adelaide international airport, heading to Kuala Lumpur, and then on to Japan for me! :)

i can't believe how quickly the last 2 months have gone. but at the same time, it's felt like an eternity waiting for this day to finally arrive!

i got a phonecall from my hostmum yesterday morning, my japanese is getting worse by the day. since i haven't been doing it almost every day for school, it's deteriorating at a serious speed. :/

yesterday was fairly hectic. I got up early (for me, ie 10am :D), and then started preparing to pack. i don't think i've ever spent that much time with my mum as i did yesterday, packing my suitcase. A word of advice to future exchangers, do several practice packs, and write a list of what you think you want to take before you start actually packing. that way, you'll remember what you think you needed when it comes time to do the real pack, and it's easy to have a list to look at to see what can be taken out.

but i doubt i've ever been as happy as i was last night! i called up malaysia airlines to request a lactose-free meal (thank god… haha) and i sort of jokingly asked the woman on the phone if she would be able to give me some extra baggage allowance. and she's like "oh, if you're a full time student, then you get 10kg extra, when you show your student ID card". when i was told that, i don't think i've ever been happier/more relieved in my entire life!! but, it would've been nice to know a couple of days earlier. so another word of advice to future exchangers: call up your airlines (unless you're an american, who probably gets about 40kg/88lbs anyway, compared to us civilised people, who are only given 20kg/44lbs) and ask for extra baggage allowance. if you mention that you're a rotary exchange student, you'll often be given extra allowance for free!!! that news seriously made my year!

in other news, i had my first drive ever last night, after getting my learner's permit on wednesday! it was pretty good, only very short, driving around one of the almost empty super markets, but i really enjoyed it! :D

anyway, the next post you read from me will be the long fabled "hello from japan!!!" post! hahahaそれはとても楽しみ！！：D

cya!!