Everything Can Change In A Minute

Everything can change in a minute. I learned this when my Grandfather died in 2009. It seems I forgot that memo and  mother nature's action gave me a wake up. 2 weeks ago I had my whole life (well the  next year anyway) map out and now I don't even know what will happen next year let alone in April. As you all probably know I an suppose to go to Japan this August for a year on an exchange. I got a e-mail telling me that it is now uncertain if that will happen do the nuclear/radiation problem in Japan. The program I am going with will wait a couple of weeks and sees how the nuclear/radiation problems turns out. If bad then I will not go to Japan, if good then I will go to Japan.

So you must be wondering? If you do not go to Japan then do you go nowhere? No, I will go somewhere. I just don't know where and will probably have little (maybe none at all) choice. I am praying somewhere in Europe or Asia. Right now my program is looking for alternates just in case.

When I first heard this news I was devastated. I was angry  as well. And today it struck me. Other programs just return the peoples money back if something like this happens. In my case I am lucky because at least I get to go somewhere. I am lucky and fortunate and I should not take that for granted. Yes, I will not lie, sometimes I feel a tad bit angry at the fact that I might not get to accomplish my dreams of going to high school in Japan or seeing my host sister next year. Or even learning Japanese fluently. But I am fortunate that I get to go somewhere. I am fortunate that I do not have to spend next year in my city doing the same old boring things. Instead I get to try out a new lifestyle.

Today my host sister contacted me. She told me she has return home, finally, from boarding school. She lives in Shizouka but went to school in Sendai. She told me that by car, instead of the usual six hour drive, it took twelve hours. She is happy to be alive and with her family. Her Grandparents are fine as well. I am so happy for her. I am happy that I have contact with her again. But I am very worried with the nuclear thing. I do not know what her family will do in this situation. I wish she could come back to Canada for a while until Japan sorts this all out. But, alas, that is a impossible dream.

I got my report card :) Best REPORT CARD EVER!!! Ok here is my marks:

Psychology:93%
Drama: 78%
History: 55%
English: 80%

Ok you must be thinking, what is going on with your history mark. Well my history teacher told the class that we would all have low grades due to the fact that he has barely given us any assignments yet this term. So he told us that this is not a bad things and to tell our parents that he said that. So my grade really isn't a 55, it just that we have no marks yet to put into the computer system to actually have a good grade.

Anyways I am off to bed :) Btw love Allstar Weekend new song It's not your birthday.