Well, CIEE announced today that my program start date has been delayed until April 8th.. so I am staying in North Carolina for another two weeks. Overall I am fine with the decision; I was getting a little stressed about going last night, and then this morning they announced that tap water in Tokyo is unsafe for infants (although the radiation level is still within limits for adults). I think the extra two weeks will allow things to become (more) normal (and I had been avoiding packing). The big downside, however, is that everyone on my program will now be housed in a dormitory -- we no longer have the option of doing a homestay (which was my plan). I was really looking forward to fully immersing myself in the language and culture and finding out what everyday life in a Japanese household is like, but I understand CIEE's reasons for housing us all in one area. It will still be a great, although different, experience, but we will all have to be diligent in using Japanese with each other whenever possible.
So, barring any further developments I will be in the states until April 7th... then the travel blogging can begin for real!
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