It's for real!!!

I am actually starting to believe I am really going!! I got an email this morning to confirm my departure date as May 10th, and my destination as Nagasaki!! Aparently there is a large Dutch community there too, so it should be an interesting place to live!! I'll be living in a 3 bedroom apartment with Martina, an Irish lass who has been there since June 2002 (lots of useful info from her!) and Francie, a Canadian who moved in April 2005, so will be a newy like me. How cool! I also asked for the email addresses of the people I'll be flying over with. There is a small group going from Melbourne to Osaka, but also 2 girls about my age from South Australia who I'll meet up with in Kuala Lumpur and will be travelling with right to Nagasaki! Yay! Lots of nice new people to make friends with!! My rent is gonna be 49,000 yen per month (about AU$150 per week, utilities included - not bad). Can't wait to start finding out all about Nagasaki! :)

The journey has begun....

Well, actually, it has been going for almost 24 years, but it is about to branch off in a new direction.... JAPAN!!! Only 24 more sleeps, so Kel tells me!

The farewell party is over, only 2 more days of work left (yay!), then the cleaning out / packing shall commence... stay tuned for updates!