Wow. Only a month and a half till I leave. That thought alone sends shivers down my spine -- both in excitement and terror. I stand upon the precipice of a new chapter in my life.
Why am I scared, you ask? I am leaving everything. Friends, family, my apartment, training, all of which I am leaving behind. More so, I am not looking forward to life in a dormitory. Being 25 years old and being under the constraints of a curfew is not my idea of a good time. Not to say I want to spend every night out till the wee hours of the mornin', but I'd still like the option. Also, I am a bit worried I'll be spending too much time in the dorm. These are really minor thoughts and worries, nothing to remove me from the reality that I am, in fact, going to Japan.
Japan is the place I've been interested in since middle school. Ever since seeing Dragon Ball Z on Cartoon Network back in 1997, I haven't been the same. Originally an obsessive and overweight "otaku", I slowly evolved into what I am today. However, even though I lost weight, my fascination with the "Land of the Rising Sun" never wavered. Slowly the fixation on their animation turned to their history and then their culture. More recently, that fixation is shared with their Martial culture -- having become a "martial artist", a title I don't feel I quite own yet.
In preparation of my departure, I have begun to sell my belongings and figure out what I wish to keep -- as well as study Japanese more. I plan on updating twice more before I depart -- one month out and two weeks out. It's going by so fast, it's hard to believe!
-Ed
"We are all climbing different paths through the mountain of life." -Guro Dan Inosanto
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