wow, i never thought that my first journal update would be so soon, but now i have a few hours to kill at the airport so i figure i might as well make good use of my time.<\/p>\n
yesterday and this morning were a total blur. running on hardly any sleep, i’ve spent most of my time in a daze and the thought that i’m really seriously going to a foreign country for a month and a half has seemed totally unreal. though i’ve spent the last several months totally looking forward to this, all of a sudden my last day has been filled w\/ doubt, fear and anxiety. am i gonna survive w\/out seeing any of my friends for so long?<\/p>\n
this morning joey gave me a ride to the airport and after having breakfast w\/ him and caryn, i went to catch my flight. of course, in typical vlad fashion, i didn’t get to the security check point until it was only 15 minutes to my flight. after waiting in the excruciatingly slow line, i began to realize that i would end up missing my flight if i waited any longer. so i talked to an attendant and got to cut to the front (shweet!). unfortunately though, my pants have enougfh zippers to kill a person, so the metal detector beeped when i walked thru it. as i waited for the guy w\/ the wand to arrive, i noticed that my flight was leaving in only 2 minutes. CRAP! would i really end up missing my fight?? luckily after scanning my shoes etc, and running at top speed the fest of the way, i got on my flight.<\/p>\n
the flight was uneventful other than me exploding yogurt all over the place. doh! and this brings me to where i am now. tokyo airport. it’s pretty exciting to be here. i think the finally everything is starting to feel more real, and the stress is going away. don’t have much to report about tokyo, other than the fact that i went to the bathroom (luckily to pee) and walked by a stall… and there was only a hole inside. no toilet. UGH. not looking forward to trying that out!<\/p>\n
also, i’m already acutely becoming aware of the language barrier. for the most part people that speak english can be found, but do i decipher all the crazy signs i’m gonna see? also, i don’t eat beef or pork. how am i gonna get that across to people when i buy food? i bought soup here, and had to talk to 3 different people in order to ask someone if it was beef broth or not. maybe i need to get a photo of a cow and a pig w\/ a big cross through it to show people? heh.<\/p>\n
-vlad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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