Jillian's Travel Journals

Jillian

 
What was your most challenging travel experience?

We had to meet our tour group at Yokohama's Station at a certain time, or we would've been left behind. Literally running for the train at our home station, my iPod fell out of my hoodie pocket, slid across the platform and fell between the train and the platform. I jumped on the train while my dormmates looked at me in amazement, asking if I was going to go back and get it. I decided not to, considering that my iPod would most likely be there unharmed when I got back. The day in Yokohama was fun [a bike tour, to be precise]. Upon returning to my home station, I dashed to the stationmaster's box and between my broken Japanese and little doodles of what had happened I managed to convey that I dropped my iPod. He came up with me, grabbed it up with a long claw stick and gabe it back. Much to my amazement, it still worked no problem, and does even to this day.

  • 25 years old
  • From Pennsylvania, United States
  • Currently in Pennsylvania, United States

Tales of a Tall, Blonde Gaijin

From start to end, an in-depth look at the experience of living in Japan through the eyes of an overly enthusiastic American girl. My hope is to make this journal less tourist-y and more sociological [not to mention FILLED with pictures once I get there].

Anxiety

United States Pennsylvania, United States  |  Jan 05, 2009
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I leave in less than 48 hours. Oh. Dear. Lord. I leave in less than 48 hours. Where did all the time go?! It still hasn't hit me, I don't think, that I'm actually GOING to Japan...mom asked me today if I'm excited to be going. I'm not sure that I am yet. Right now I'm just really anxious and wanting to get out of here. I keep running the contents of my suitcase through my head in an effort to make sure I haven't forgotten anything.

I'm also stressing over the lack of time, because now that I'm unavailable, people that have had the last few months to spend time with me [friends, mainly] want one more hurrah before I leave. I've had to turn many of them down because of lack of time.

I have been thinking a lot about what I've been doing. I've actually sat and watched some American television sitcoms that I rarely take part in, knowing I won't for another four months. I've also been indulging in foods that I'm thinking will be scarce, like Italian cooking.

With the exception of a few small things like batteries for my alarm clock, I'm pretty much packed. All documents are in place, my wardrobe covers all sorts of weather.

Speaking of weather, it's supposed be icy and sleeting here on my departure day T-T.

 

 

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