See You Soon

Hello!
Wow! I haven't blogged in forever! Sorry!
Okay. So, I have a lot to tell you. I have my final departure date. It is June 30th. 3 days after summer school ends. I have already bought the plane tickets. I have my passport. I also have received my certificate of eligibility from the Japanese Government. The last thing that I absolutely need before going is my visa. It has already been sent off so all I am waiting for is to be approved.
I have started to get my luggage together. I've also started to get my books together that I need to take with me to do Incarnate Word's school work.
I forgot to mention. I know the name of the high school I am attending. It is called Chiharadai. Everything else is TBA. As I find out I'll post information.

Sincerely,
Clarissa

Credits, Visa, Websites?

Wow. I am sorry I haven't been keeping up with this.
I am here to inform you I am still going. The other girl who was going to go has opted not to go.
I have turned in my Visa application and that still need to get approved. Just to clear things up this is not a credit card, it is permission to live in Japan, since I will be there roughly five months.
Sensei, my Japanese teacher sent me home with a website one day, I'll give it too you just in case you want to check it out. It is: athome.nealrc.org, it shows you a situation with a host family and ideas to cope.
Also I turned in another five page long form. I have no idea what it is for. I am suppose to get it back with correction of what I need to edit.
So, the class I will be taking next year at Incarnate Word is another issue. I will be missing half the year and therefore will be missing out on a lot of credits. I am not allowed to take a science because I will have missed to many labs and I may not be able to take a math but I still need to talk to a teacher. I want to take English III AP and US History AP but I need to talk to those teachers too. I heard I may have to take a Princeton online class for English. As for Religious Studies, I have to take that class no matter what, I just need to find out how to earn my credit from the department chair. I heard to earn credits they assign a project, but all of this is TBA.
So, other than that, this is all I can think of.
Sincerely,
Clarissa

WOW.

Hi there!
I am actually posting on a Tuesday. Nice!
I just wanted to tell you that Eileen interviewed me for the newspaper. If you go to IWHS expect to see me in the next issue of the star. Well, that is pretty much all.
Sorry for it being so short this week.

Clarissa

Sorry, for the trouble.

Hi there!
Sorry for the inconsistency of the blog posts. I am more than sure when the date for my leaving approach they will be more regular. For one, I will have tons more to talk about.
Well, first off, I just wanted to tell you out there that I received my passport in the mail. That was this tuesday, which was February the 12. That means it took roughly about two weeks. I guess it really depends on how backed up they are when you apply for your passport. The other girl who is doing the foreign exchange program received her passport on the same day but applied way before me, so I am guessing they send them out at the same time. I am not really sure how that works.
As the date is approaching, more and more people are finding out about my leaving to Japan and more people are amazed I am going through with it. A lot of people say they are excited for me, that feels really good. I still haven't formally announced this blog but I will before the summer starts, so maybe people from my school will read it. I am not too sure about that though.
I think that is it for today. I will try to be more regular with these posts, but no promises.

Keep it fun,
Clarissa

Feel the Pressure?

Ohh. Sorry this is kind of late. Tuesdays, I know.
I just wanted to tell you guys I have applied for my passport and that was on Wednesday, January 30. They have two weeks rush delivery and four weeks. I went with the four because I still have some time. Also, after today both your parents need to be there to get your passport, i just needed one. When you apply for the passport they make you swear. haha. Nice, I know! OH. Just so you know to apply for a passport you can get a form from the Post Office and they process it there also.
I also picked up my Visa application. If you are only visiting you don't need a Visa but if you want to live there then you need one. By the way, it is not the same thing as a mastercard/visa thing, it is permission to live in Japan or whatever country.
When you apply for a passport you need two passport photos. I got mine from Walgreens. I am sure other places do them too. You also need a special copy of you birth certificate. Make sure you get the passport one. You also need some form of identification. State i.d. or school i.d. is fine.
I am still working on my resume for my application. I am still waiting for my letter of recomendation. I still need to write my essay.
I know I need to get on the ball. I have just been soo busy.

Clarissa
ps- I want to know who reads this. LEAVE ME COMMENTS!
pps- You don't even need an account to leave me comments. :)

Momento Mori

As promised, I will blog every Tuesday. At least, while I am here in America (we will see how it works out in Japan).
Well, not many people know about this blog yet so I ask you keep it a secret until I feel ready to "announce" I am writing it. The only people who really know about it is Mr. Killmer(the person who gave me the idea for this blog) and Bianca(my best friend). So, thank you for doing that for me.

Well, anyway...
Today, I recieved my application and information packet.
I need to take passport pictures and apply for my Visa as soon as possible.
As it might take a while to recieve them.
I think that is it for now.

Welcome to OUR Adventure

Hi, my name is Clarissa.
I attend Incarnate Word High School.
I was recommended by one of my teachers to keep a blog about my adventures in Japan.
My school has a foreign exchange program and I will live and attend school there for five months. I believe I will leave in late June to Japan. I will stay in Kumamoto with a host family.
I will try to post at least once a week. I will pick a day to post on and I will let you know. I like tuesdays but we'll see if my schedule allots. So stay tuned.
I will also post all of my preparations for the trip. I don't know, maybe someone will be able to use this as a guide if you ever decide to take a trip to Japan.
If I can get my digital camera connected to my laptop I will also post picture.

Thanks(or doomo arigatoo in Japanese),
Clarissa

p.s.- I know this is early to start this but we'll see how it goes.
p.p.s.- Please excuse my grammer. I know I don't write very well.