Acceptance

I'm Chelsea, a junior at West Virginia University.  This is my study abroad blog.  I will try to update at least daily once I'm in Japan.  Until then, I'm only going to update when something important and trip-related occurs.

Me (I no longer have the lip piercing)

I got my final acceptance from Kinjo Gakuin University today. Kinjo is outside of Nagoya, the third largest city in Japan. I will be studying there from April 1, 2011 to July 28, 2011.  Along with getting my acceptance packet, I got my Certificate of Eligibility which enables me to FINALLY get my Visa.

Fortunately,  I am not going to Japan alone.  I'm going with my former roomie and good friend Lauren.  She is also going to Kinjo and we should be neighbors in the residence there. 
I'm currently making flight arrangements with Lauren's dad.  Flights to Japan are lengthy and expensive.  It makes me not very happy thinking about shelling out $1500.  Hopefully the scholarship Lauren & I have been offered pays for our air fare.

Lauren

My boyfriend, Steve, is also going to Japan.  He leaves the 14th of March and won't be back for 10 months.  He's going to a school that's about an hour train ride away from Kinjo.  We've already figured out that it will cost us roughly 450Y  or about $5.00 to see each other.  I can't wait to explore Japan with him.  ^.^

Steve

 

Well, that's all for today.  Hopefully something exciting will happen before I leave so this blog doesn't sit for the next 5 weeks.  49 days or 7 weeks until I leave the USA for 日本.