I found a few other blogs about students going to Kansai Gaidai and I felt that I should mention something similar.

Why am I writing this?

Well I got the idea from the International center because when I get back, I have to volunteer to potential victims...err students that want to study abroad. This will hopefully serve as a good resource for what thoughts were bouncing around my mind during my year long process of being able to go study at Kansai Gaidai. I leave in about one week and two days. The fact that I am going to Japan for four months (oh how I wish it was 9...maybe this gives me reason for Graduate program there...hehe) has not sank into my mind.

Most likely...as I am stepping on to the plane from Chicago (anyone else going too?), my mind will say "Hey Dustin...your going to Japan for 4 months" and who knows what happens there. I might just yell for no reason...then the security guards might come tackle me down. Regardless I feel like I can relax now and I don't have to worry about paperwork. It's been quite the year with moments of doubt due to the excruciating wait for that Certificate of Eligibility.