Acen 2011

So I'm officially going to Chicago in May. This trip's gonna be for Acen, the biggest anime convention in the midwest. Yes I'm a giant nerd, but if you didn't already know that then you don't know me very well.

I'm gonna be traveling down there by train on the 19th of May, then coming back on the 22nd. I'm riding Amtrak from Royal Oak to Chicago's Union Station. Has anybody ever traveled by train? I'm looking forward to the experience, although 6 hours is gonna be a long ride; thankfully the 3DS will be out by then and I'll be able to entertain myself for at least half of the trip.

That's about all the info for now; I've gotta get back to writing for my Asian Political Systems midterm. Later!

Slightly More Tangible

This is just a short update while I sit in my car waiting for class to start. Typing this on my phone, too, so forgive the brevity.

I'm currently in contact with someone in Japan with an apartment in Ebina, Japan who's going to rent it to me for a week this summer for a little over $300. Not bad! An affordable place to stay definitely makes this trip much more tangible. Now if only I could find someone with a private jet...

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A reason for this place

I do this about once a year - I look at my own twitter page for whatever reason and see that I have something put down as my "website". I click and it brings me here, reminding me that I have a blog for pretty much no reason.

But that has changed!

As of right now, I've got a number of trips lined up. Most of these are in the conceptual stage, but I'm currently planning trips to Chicago, Toronto, and Tokyo. The Tokyo trip is one that's definitely going to happen, but whether it happens this summer or next is entirely dependent on if I can raise the funds for two people (myself and another) to go. If it doesn't happen this summer, it'll be substituted with Toronto. It's a great place that I've been before, but I'd love to go with a little more money and a lot more freedom than last time.

The Chicago trip is coming up in May for Acen (the biggest Midwestern anime convention). This will consist of a train ride from my home just north of Detroit down to Chicago for a weekend.

In the end, I basically want this blog to serve as a place for me to write about the places I plan to go and the experiences I have while I'm there. I want it to supplement the videos that I'll be taking while I'm in these places as well. Maybe if I write about something interesting I can actually get some people onto this barren site, eh?

Also, if anybody has been to or lives in any of these places and has suggestions on things to do, bars or restaurants to check out, ideas of where to stay, or anything of that sort, leave a comment!

I plan on updating this more often as well, so until next time!