2 Weeks!

I can't believe I'm almost leaving for Japan! In one week I will be going to Fishkill, NY for a pre-departure orientation and then one week after that I will be on my way to Japan! I have started a Rosetta Stone program to try and pick up some Japanese before I go. Still no word about a host family yet...or a clue as to where in Japan I will be staying. All know is that I can't wait for my summer in Japan to begin!

I Won A Scholarship!

My trip began with a package in the mail. In early May, I got a package that contained a letter and a YFU tee-shirt. My letter told me that I had received a full scholarship to live in Japan for the summer of 2010 from Kikkoman National Corporation! I am so excited that it is practically all I think about everyday! I really appreciate my soy sauce now.. thanks to Kikkoman and YFU I am going to have the experience of a life time!