Countdown Begins

So there was a comment on one of the JET facebook groups saying that group B departure is in exactly 100 days last week, and now there are 97 days en-counting!

I'm starting to get a little nervous about the mundane things to do with going to Japan for a year like packing, clothing, haircuts and all that stuff but as I get nervous, I feel the excitement bubbling up too. I don't know what it's going to be like, or what school I'm going to be placed in, or even what part of Japan I'm going to end up in! It could be absolutely anywhere! It's almost like a surprise present - you don't know what's enclosed, but you really want to find out. I think I'll start to relax a little more when I find out where I'm going and I can start investigating where I'll be living; I don't even know what age group I'll be teaching, or what behaviour management will end up being like. One thing I know for certain is that it has to be better than the school I'm currently in! Teaching in a North London School has its perks, but one of the big drawbacks is that behaviour is absolutely terrible.

I'm also really worried about my diet and eating healthily - I cut out a lot of things to stay healthy during summer 2012, and although I don't really NEED to cut out most of those things, it certainly makes me feel a lot healthier when I stick by what I've been eating. I really hope that I'll manage to sort that out in Japan - I love trying new foods and I'm definitely not going to turn something down if it's offered but at the same time I really want to keep as healthy as I can. I'm hoping (from what I've read) that the Japanese diet will keep all of these concerns at bay. I've recently bought a really lovely book called Sushi Slim:

It's written by the daughter of a lady who ran a sushi course I attended, Makiko-san, and it's a beautiful rendering of how to make all sorts of sushi and bento boxes with traditional recipes. I'm going to try out as many as I can before I head out and hope to adapt recipes and try all sorts of new things whilst I"m out there. 

I know I've been fairly rambly so apologies for that. Even though I am worried about various bits and bobs, from the mundane to the logistics, I really can't wait. 97 days seems too much time and too little! Roll on August :D