Off I go!

Hooray!

I officially leave Iowa City for the Chicago airport sometime tomorrow. My mom is driving me up there (no point in leaving a car there for 3 months) and then coming back. Since the drive is so far, we’ve decided to stay in a hotel overnight since I have to be at the airport at 3:30 a.m. on Friday. I have to say this whole thing has been horrible (Chinese Embassy lost my passport, resulting in three six-hour trips up to Chicago in a week during final exams, etc.) but I am so happy it is finally getting underway. I did learn a lot during the process, so I’ll upload some of the tips in the next few days. Wish me luck! I’ll start posting again here in the next week or so as I arrive in Japan. Praying everything works out perfectly!

Tata!