Ahah!

Okay, I kind of remember what I was going to talk about now.

Or maybe I came up with an entirely new topic.


At any rate....

I have discovered that I love planning. Especially trips. To exciting places!

Traveling is a joy, and I'd love to be able to travel alone sometimes. Not having to go anywhere, being able to make my own way, and exploring the out-of-the-way places are the best parts, to me. You can really get the essence of a place that way. Sight-seeing is all well and good, but sometimes you just need to chill and enjoy the culture (as cliché and faux-smart-tourist that sounds)

I am of the opinion that a trip somewhere includes 3 (equally important and equally enjoyable) parts:

• Planning
• Journey
• Destination

Planning: This works better for large trips. I love taking care of details and looking up information like plane tickets, hotel reservations, tickets in general, destinations, food to eat, all that wonderful stuff. There's something soothing about getting things done, to know you have at least a little insurance.
Prepping for something can be fun in and of itself!

Journey: More suited to small trips on foot (or longer trips by car). Doesn't work as well for long plane trips....
At any rate, getting there is half the fun! Some people focus too much on the destination and miss everything on the way there. There's scenery, interesting views, cool signs, and all sorts of fascinating things you could miss.
Heck, sometimes the journey is more interesting than the destination, so you might not even end up where you were going (but at least you had fun getting there).

Destination: This is kind of a hit-or-miss. Sometimes it's anti-climactic (especially if planning and journey were really awesome), but sometimes the place is just so enchanting or it's more than you thought it would be.
Go into it with a low expectation! That way you'll find things that surprise you and delight you, and you'll enjoy yourself more.

That being said,


I really want to go back to Japan. Planning the Senior trip makes me so excited (even if it's just vague suggestions and ideas at the moment)

Also, I may be attending Sakuracon in Seattle (April 10-12) if my parents let me, in addition to Fanimecon.

Ooh, I hope I can crank out a cosplay by then!