1st post: Preparations and tasks

There's still a lot of time until I'll finally be in Japan, but I thought I'd post some things I have to do before.

First of all, I want to apologize to my German (and other?) readers that they have to work their way through this in English. But as I have friends and relatives who cannot speak German but said they want to follow my journey as well, I decided to write my blog in English.
I'd also like to apologize to my English readers for mistakes I make.

So let's get started!

Last week my final approval for Waseda finally arived, so I booked my flight for the date they said activities would start in Tokyo. I'll leave here on September 7th, fly via Vienna and arrive in Tokyo, Narita on September 8th shortly after 8 a.m.
Some nice volunteer person will pick me up and lead me to my dorm so that I can check in.
(A list of the dorms for international students is here, btw: http://nasic-waseda.net/ Take a look at the pictures and try not to get a heart attack from the prizes! I hope I can get at least some financial aid via a scholarship...)

From September 9th onwards, there will be several meetings with the other international students, and we will get information on living in Tokyo, the dorm, registrating our "alien cards" etc. etc.
Then I will take a placement test for the Japanese lessons that will start on September 28th. I guess I'll post the exact schedule some other time.

Now I have started this blog although it's still some months until I can see Tokyo with my own eyes. ^^; But I guess I can post a list of things I want to do there soon and you can comment and recommend some activities or places to me, okay? (^.^)

Before I forget it: Since I have gotten a small digital camera lately, I will also post pictures of places I will visit.