As excited and anxious as I am about taking on this new endeavor, it doesn't mean it comes without any downsides. First off, and this is a given, I'm going to miss everyone that I'm used to having in my daily life. Friends and family, I love 'em all. I'm not a monster! I'm hoping these people will come visit me and from what I've heard so far, they all plan to. No one wants to leave their loved ones behind, but I'm lucky to know people that are incredibly supportive and in agreement that it's an experience and opportunity that I should take on and enjoy as best I can. Who knows when and if I'll ever have a chance like this in the future right? As I like to say, it's not goodbye, it's see you later.
You said it kid!
Along with that, it's been a stressful past few weeks having to pack things up, sell my car, get paperwork in order, and handle all the other loose ends that never seem to stop popping up. However, now I finally feel like I'm ready to go. I have just about everything I'll need for the trip, including my Xbox (how could I leave that behind?), and now I feel like a lame duck just waiting for everything to begin. I honestly feel like the worst part of all of this is the preparation. I know I'll lose most of this anxiety once I'm in Japan and get started with my training. I'm a firm believer that no matter where you go in life, no matter what you end up doing for work, you'll be fine once you settle in and develop a new routine. We just have a habit of letting our minds and imagination get the best of us beforehand. As scary as it is taking on a new line of work, having been a cubicle monkey most of my life, I'm also stoked at the idea of trying something new, stepping out of my comfort zone and all the while just hoping I do the best job that I possibly can. Heck, if worse comes to worse, there's always a plane back home right?
So enough with the heavy. I thought I'd share some of my flight info with you. I'll be flying with Japan Airlines (JAL) on Friday and I'll end up in Tokyo on Saturday afternoon. After that, a short jaunt to Nagoya for two weeks of training. This isn't my first time traveling abroad, so I'm certainly used to being stuck in economy class for a long time (in most cases 10 hours +), but this time I decided to spoil myself, somewhat, and splurged for JAL's premium economy seating! Here's a look at the seats:
No, I don't know this woman but she sure looks comfortable!
Well, that's it for my first post. It's my birthday today but here I am giving all of you a gift. Go figure. I can't promise they'll always be this long, they most likely won't be. However, I do plan to make them more amusing in the future, maybe even with some video thrown in for good measure. Gimme a break, everyone has to act serious at some point right? Get off my back!
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