FAQ#2: "When are you leaving?"

This week, the Japanese Embassy officially confirmed my time of departure. I'm going to Japan! Here's the key information on the flight itinerary:

If I got a dollar each time someone asked me, "So when are you leaving?" I could have bought a return ticket with that money. To answer the possibly most frequently asked question I've received so far, I'll be leaving on the morning of April 1. I admit that I've been less than gracious to a select few who just happened to ask me that question over the past few days, and all they got out of me was "see my blog". I don't not like you, and I certainly did want to catch up with you; I just wanted to spend the precious few minutes we'd have conversing talking about something I hadn't explained in writing. I do apologise for conveying it the wrong way. I hope we can still be friends?

To continue where I left off, the flight takes 9 hours, but Japan is 2 hours behind Sydney during daylight saving time, so factoring in some flight delays, the plane should arrive at around 5pm Japan time. Shouldn't be too jet lagged.

There's one special reason why I'm really looking forward to arriving - I've been told someone from the campus I'll be staying and living at will be there waiting for me! I envision a Japanese guy I've never met before holding up a sign that says "LI GU, JLC". I'll try and snap a photo of it when I get there :P By the way, "JLC" stands for Japanese Language Centre (for International Students). It must be either a physical location on campus, or the name of a department.

*update: My visa has been approved as of yesterday! Thank God for the smooth preparations, allowing me to focus my attention on more important things, like how I can serve in my remaining time at Campus Bible Study, at church, and at home. Thank God for two contacts from o-week who have virtually no prior background in Christianity, but were willing to talk with me about Jesus, and who were interested in learning more. Pray that they would consent to coming to the Bible talk with me next week!