Pre-Departure: A week to go

Quick and short blog entry as it's late and I haven't really got much to say sadly :(

In all, the days are going painfully slow and I'm stuck staring at my giant intimidating countdown timer which I made online (Link: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/vacation?iso=20140905T1130&p0=136&msg=Time+Until+Japan&csz=1) Today though I've been treated to both lunch and dinner out with family and friends. Today marked the last time I will have a meal with my aunt for what will most likely be quite a long time and I loved it, the food was great and I got a chance to talk and reminisce about my childhood. It's coming to light more and more things that I will probably miss about being in England than I first realized. However, I am still desperate to leave ;)

This evening I again was treated to a not so lovely meal with my friends but the food didn't matter. I enjoyed the company and the drinks were refreshing but even more so it gave me a chance to say good-bye to the people I care about. So far no one has broken down into sobbing tears but I wont hold my breath on someone doing that before the week is out. This weekend I will be having my last family meal with my parents and grandma so it will be interesting to see how that turns out.

Last Monday I met up with some of the volunteers in Manchester and we browsed the anime/comic shops in Manchester as well as had dinner in the Arndale centre which gave me a great chance to get to know them even more and spend a little more time with them all as we'll be in different parts of the country sadly. Unfortunately the meetup was so horribly organised that I didn't get to spend much time with them so sadly there's not much more I can add to this part of the blog.

Finally I would like to link this article about Project Trust as it sums up everything about the charity and the process behind it. I will in the future be doing a video exclusively on Project Trust with information on how to apply and things like that but for now please read and share this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10201359/Goodbye-Gap-yah-hello-good-works.html

7 Days, 10 Hours, 45 Minutes until Take off!