23 September 2009 0830

Today I take my first trip outside of the US. I’m 36 years old and I’ve never left the country. Well that’s not 100% true… I went to Mexico on a cruise but.. no customs… no passport control, off and on the boat like it was the Jersey Shore.

Today I take a big step. I got my passport (I can’t wait to use it), I’m all packed. I think I brought too much and my suitcase is huge and heavy. I’ll be heading to Philadelphia International Airport, flying to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne International Airport, meeting up with Pinoyboy and then heading off to Natrita Airport in Tokyo and then finally to Kansai International Airport, just outside of Osaka, Japan. All told the trip will take a little over 24 hours. I leave about 9am EDT Wednesday and I will land about 8PM JST Thursday (that’s 9am EDT Thursday!). I’m a little nervous. I get pretty tired of being on the plane by the time we land in LAX usually and this is much further, but I’ve got Pinoyboy, my Kindle, my DS and my iPhone. I hope I’ll be alright.

Well it’s just about time to board… wish me luck!