The Countdown

Hi my name is Caitlin and I am a senior at Texas State University (although if you are reading this you probably already know that :p). My major is in International Studies with an emphasis in business. I have loved the past three years at Texas State. It truly was my home away from home. Over the years, I have had many families at Texas State: my Orientation Leaders, my brothers in Phi Sigma Pi, and my Japanese class lunch group.

 I created this blog because in exactly one month I will be boarding a plane to Tokyo, Japan. I will be spending my senior year of college in Japan! It is all starting to hit me now and my emotions have been super conflicted. I am excited to be spending a year in a foreign country. I can't wait to sign up for my classes (yeah, I'm a nerd). They all sound so interesting. I am also excited to make new friends and explore new places :D

But, I am also nervous. I am scared my Japanese will not be good enough :/ and then there is the constantly nerve racking thought of money. I checked the exchange rate of USD to Yen the other day and it does not look good. As so right now it is only 77 yen to 1 USD. Which means I will be paying almost $1,000 more for housing than I originally thought. Then there is the cliche new kid feeling of not being able to fit in. I am scared I will not find a group of close friends.

And to top it all off, I am starting to realize the magnitude of the fact that I will not see my friends and family for an entire year :( I have been enjoying spending time with them this summer. I am going to miss the family dinners that are full of laughter and good food. I will miss my friends and our silly escapades (ex. laura's first fort). And I will really miss my boyfriend, Daniel, I have loved getting to see him almost every day this summer.

So, as you can see my emotions are like a roller coaster (specifically the one at six flags fiesta texas that is just two loops and you just ride forward and then backward-yup that's how it feels). I have a feeling this month will go by too quickly. I am going to have to savor my last moments under the big blue Texas sky. Well that's all for now. I hope this blog helps everyone keep up with what I'm doing (and that my life is not too boring- I'll be sure to add pictures to my posts) TTFN

-Caitlin