1. I finally bit the (first) bullet

    And booked my flight out of the USA. I’m out of here January 7th, on my way to Bangkok, Thailand via a 3-hour stopover in Tokyo, Japan. I have no idea what I’ll be doing there or where I’ll be staying yet, but I’ll figure that out sometime soon, preferably before the plane lands. For now, I’m just happy because my trip’s already started.