It;s Wednesday morning, 7:45, and in an hour I leave Tokyo and head way down south to Chiran. I have mixed feelings; although I am ready to move into my new home and start to get settled, I am very scared too. I met the other JETs in my prefecture, and they seem alright, but I will miss the friends I:ve made in Ottawa. To commemorate our last night, we went to karaoke yesterday. I:ve finally had the chance to belt out what some consider the worst song ever, We Built This City. Consequently, I have no voice this morning and am very, very tired.

Before karaoke, we Canadians had a meeting at our embassy. The cab ride through parts of Tokyo was amazing. I really wish I had more time to explore and see the city. I went into one electronic store, which was the craziest thing Id ever seen. It:s good that I didn:t buy a laptop because the ones here are generations ahead of N America.

I have much more to write, obviously, but there has yet been no time for thinking and I have to go eat breakfast.