be a light to the world

I finally got my school assignment! I'll be teaching at Showa Women's University in Setagaya, about 40 minutes outside of Tokyo. Apparently, the founders modeled the school after the private academy started by Leo Tolstoy (yes, the author of Anna Karenina, one of my favorite novels). They "wanted the Academy to be a school devoted to the cultivation of love, understanding and harmony."

Love it.

and begin.

I leave for Japan in just under 5 weeks... 99% excited and just 1% nervous. I really should have spent more time learning Japanese, hmm. I'm going to spend the next month trying to do that, as well as spending time with people who I'm going to miss the most.

Let the countdown begin!