Here it is, last two weeks

I have two weeks left in Japan. I feel pretty melancholic. I finally got around to changing my facebook options, so I won't untag myself I suppose.

I found out that I may not have to go to the Korean military ever. Some new legislation passed allowing people who have lived abroad for a long time to forgo having to participate in active duty. This is, of course, great news.

I plan to return to Japan. Thank god for the internet. With it, I'll be able to find housing and a job pretty easily, or at least I hope so. The only issue now is the visa.

The visa process is making me incredibly sour. My passport expires in July 2009. I need to reapply for a new passport before I do anything. That means I need to return to Korea to do it. Even if I don't come back to Japan, I would need to reapply for a new passport, lest I become some sort of illegal abroad, even in the US. Unfortunately, I can only apply for a new passport 6 months before the expiration. That means I am going to need to apply for it in, get this: February. Also, working holiday visas are available only in certain months of the year. First time I can apply is February. The next time would be May. And I can only do this in Korea. Bureaucracy is fun!

The whole world seems to be against me coming back and taking a quarter off of school. Well, fuck the world, I'm still coming back to Japan.