So much to do...

I still have quite a few small things to do before I leave on Tuesday:

• I have to decide which clothes and belongings I'm going to pack as the baggage restrictions are pretty tight for international flights (strangely though I'm allowed to bring more to Japan than I was allowed to bring to Australia when I studied abroad there during college - maybe because I'm using a different airline?).

• I'll need to check my electronic devices to make sure they are compatible with the Japanese power grid (the electrical outlets in Japan give out only 100 volts compared to the 120 volts seen in the US so I may need to purchase some adapters).

• I have to call my credit card company and inform them that I'll be living in Japan and to not freeze my account if they see a transaction in Japan. 

•  Once I'm at the airport I'll also have to call my cell phone provider and tell them to cancel my account.  It's a little annoying that I'll have to get a new cell phone number once I'm back in the states but it would be more annoying to have to pay a fee for my account to be suspended (I think they would still have me pay for my iPhone's data plan too even though I wouldn't be using it... what a scam).  So once I get to Japan I'll just use my iPhone as an iPod touch since it has some very useful dictionary apps on it.

Luckily I've already completed larger tasks like obtaining my work visa, moving out of the apartment that I had been sharing with my brother, canceling my car insurance (starting on the 28th), buying respectable work clothes, and obtaining an International Driver's Permit from AAA.  It seems odd that AAA is in charge of such things but I guess it's better than having the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) involved and having to wait in line for five hours... haha

So... all in all I'm in good shape for now!