second day with host family

Today March 25, my councilor Sachiko-san and her husband Toshi-san took me on a day trip as my host family was moving their eldest son Junichi-san to his company apartment . Junichi-san is 25, he just graduated from university with a degree in engineering, Yuya-san is 22, and Eri-san is 19....mama and papa are both in their 50's and the entire family is really polite and friendly. Tonight is the second night I have stayed with them. Suchiko-san met mama and I at the 7-11 close to Fujimino Eki and our home. then Sachiko -san Toshi-san and I left for the Guma region... after a 2 hr drive on the highway we got to the mountains and I've got to say midori. midori midori everywhere. They took me to the Green Farm and the ACC art centre 水澤(mizusawa) shrine so beautiful.. btw if you didn't know it's a Shinto shrine.... the we went to go to the ikaho onsen except being that it is my first time in Japan we only went to the Ashi-u which is an onsen for your feet. わたしのあしは 赤いですよ。それからwe went to Sachiko-san's obaa-san no ouchi and spent a few hours there just talking well on my part listening and on Toshi-san's part sleeping. Sachiko-san, her mother, her grandmother and I went to the coffe shop as well. たのしかった！

NEW information

So today I checked mail and I received my COE, and then I checked my email and I got my school information..... I'm in Tokyo.......in an All girl school comprising of 250 students. My school is Chiyoda Jogakuen Junior and Senior High School. Im so excited lol and my school uniform looks sweet. My father is teasing my though about the uniform best thing about the uniform I only have to pay for my shoes. Yay!! Did I mention that it is a Private School!!!

Acceptance Letter

I got my acceptence letter, the imperative information that I retained from the letter is that I will be in Richmond, B.C on March 20, 2012 for a conference. Then I will be at the Vancouver International Airport at 10.00 for orientation then at 15.10 on March 21, 2012 I will be boarding the plane to arrive in Tokyo Narita by 17.40 on March 22, 2012,  approximately 10 hours and 30 minutes. I can't believe I am leaving the country on my own in a few short months and it will be my first time on an airplane.

I am just waiting for my Certificate of Eligibility, then I will have to go to Calgary to the Embessy Office to apply for a Student Visa.... Oh ya my date of return is August 4, 2012

Update on Process

So if you read my other blog you will already know this.....My father believes that I will be on the plane for 10  1/2 hours......thats right 10.5 hours, and I will not be stopping in Hawaii like he originally believed.... Oh well first time flying might as well make it count. Eh?
さよなら　わたしの　ともだち。

Final Process

Hello everyone! *cough*Katrina*cough* I have found out more about the exchange program to sum it all up......
I am leaving on March 22, 2012 for 5 months. My "entry" point is Sarita, Tokyo, Japan.
I just finished 3 pages of forms for the Government of Japan.
Whence I receive my official acceptance letter in a week or so, I shall begin the process of applying for a student visa. Then it is smooth sailing from there....In other words need to get Luggage(grandmother is buying for my Christmas present) luggage tags, and so on so forth.

First Post

I got accepted to go to Japan. I'm so excited.  Now I have just a few more things to do but that will not come till later, around next week. I am so excited, I can't wait!