Packing for Japan

With approximately three weeks left, it’s probably a good time to start thinking about this. I am starting to compile a list of things I think will be useful to have with me.
-About a week’s worth of clothes. (Frequent laundry should make this possible.)
-A few nice outfits.
-Warm coat.
-Tennis shoes, dress shoes, and sandals.
-Swimsuit.
-Towel(s).
-5 sticks [...]

Hello (Virtual) World!

Well, here I am.  I have a blog.  An actual blog.  Not a livejournal, but something completely all my own!  My motivation for doing this revolves quite a bit around the fact that I will be studying abroad at Waseda University in Tokyo come September, for a period of 10 months.  I’d like to chronicle [...]