Pre Departure Plans 1.3

I've been receiving a few updates on where I'll be living in Osaka. It's about a 15 minute walk to the Suita campus and is in Senri Aoyamadai. Basically the school set me up in an apartment instead of the dorm because I have the JASSO so I'll be able to afford rent (~38,000 yen/month).

It also seems I'll most likely have a room mate. Which is good and meh in some aspects, but it is a 2 bedroom apartment. At least I'll be most likely set up with a Japanese student instead of an international student. But still, privacy is nice to have. Oh well =)


Applied and picked up my visa the other day. It takes up so much room in my passport, but yay it's done.
Some stuff I need to do before departure (hope I don't forget):

[x] Buy UW study abroad insurance
[ ] Get currency
[ ] Tell banks that I'm leaving
[ ] Clean EVERYTHING in my room and work area
[ ] Pack/decide what to ship and what to bring with me
[ ] Have fun with family and friends before leaving

Pre Departure Plans 1.2

I've received the official statement that I will be receiving the JASSO scholarship for 2010-2011!!!!1!!!

Also got my Certificate of Eligibility, so now all I have to do (in terms of official documents) is go to the Consulate and apply for a college student visa. =)

I'm so relieved that I got the scholarship. For a while I was seriously worried that I'd have to pay for everything. x_x But all is well. And guess what... THIRTY SEVEN DAYS UNTIL I LEAVE. HOLY FUCK.