Bubble Popped

It has been announced that Japan's Tourism Agency's plan to send 10,000 bloggers to Japan for free has been canceled. The budget was not approved. You can read about it here: http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/12/27/dream-over-for-free-flights-to-japan/

As I'm sure you would expect, I was definitely disappointed upon learning this news. But, only at first. After reading the news article, I realized that it really was way too generous of an offer from Japan, especially considering what they had just went through with the earthquake and tsunami. As was pointed out, they really should be spending their money on taking care of their country and their people. I am 100% all for that and in no way will this deter me from going to Japan in 2012! In fact, it just makes me want to go there even more, using my own money, to help support their country. Of course, it would have been nice to not have most of my money wasted on airfare that only the airlines benefit from (meaning lots more of my money actually being spent in Japan instead!) but...that is okay. Japan shouldn't have to waste their money either and I am more determined than ever to do what I can to get there!

Plus, it's not like I was actually expecting to be one of those 10,000 people chosen. It really was just a hope and a dream that I decided to try for. I still have a goal to get there, and now this just means I have to try extra extra hard to make my plan B into plan A!

With all of that said, I really don't need this blog anymore. This will probably be my last post. Who knows though, if I do make it to Japan I might just blog about my trip for Japan's sake anyway!

Let's hope I make it there and maybe next year you'll be reading all about it! =)

いってきます！さよならみなさん！！(I'm leaving! Good bye everyone!!)