[Izulde]

Funny how swiftly things change in a few days. I decided Friday morning that I didn't want to go to the Basque country. I love Spain, but this is my last chance in a very long time to live someplace completely new for a couple of months.

So I decided to hell with the language barrier and I'll sort it out as best as I can, learn as much as I can before I go, and I'm going to Japan like I've always wanted to do, Kyoto specifically, the city I've always longed to go to.

I did some searching on airbnb.com, a place a number of others in the program have used to find places (including the ones going to Barcelona). Although I haven't officially booked yet, I'm in a conversation with a place that I'm very, very close to booking. I'll be there two months once everything's locked in place.

And frankly I am excited and nervous as hell all at once about it, which is a terrific feeling.