The Saga Begins...

There are only five days left until I hop a plane to live in a foreign city halfway around the world for ten months, and yet for some reason, of all the questions buzzing in my brain, the current foremost one is, "Why do modern girl's pants feel like two legs sewn together with an inch of fabric around the top?"

No, seriously. I chose today as the most appropriate day to begin this journal because: A) Everybody loves counting down from five, it being the optimal choice for countdowns after ten and three, and B) My mother and I went shopping for clothes and sundries today, which is the first step towards packing for Japan.

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