I've booked my flight to Osaka (and I'm terrified)

Hey guys ^^

So, for those of you that don't know, I'm off to Japan next year as an exchange student at Osaka University. (Check out my other post about it here)

The latest update is: I've booked my flight! 

I wasn't too scared about going to Leeds on my own, as I was so done with sixth form, to be honest. But Leeds was really great... and the fact that I had such a great time there is making moving seem all the harder. Most of my friends from my Japanese class are all going to be studying in Tokyo, and while I know that doesn't mean they'll meet up any more often, I'm pretty paranoid that people are going to forget about me. Added to the fact that me and my wonderful boyfriend are going to be living 300 miles apart next year....

And, with just over a month until take off, I have a lot of work to do ^^ I need to study Japanese more, pack, get my visa, amongst other things.

Still, I'm definitely more excited than scared and I shouldn't dwell on a few negative points because there are so many amazing things I'm looking forward to next year!

• Practising speaking Japanese every day
• Meeting up with old friends who were exchange students in Leeds <3 
• Making new friends
• Studying at uni. Maybe this makes me a bit sad, but I really miss learning things!
• Lastly, it's Japan. Come on guys. Japan. I love Japanese pop culture, music and history and I'm sure there will be tonnes of cool places to go, bands to see and travelling to do~ (and of course I'll take you guys long every step of the way, through the wonders of the internet <3

Wish me luck!
Thanks for reading (^O^)/
-Amy xoxo