i'm starting to really feel the pressures of the goals i've set for the near future. how i am going to acquire money to move and go to okinawa next year? where exactly in LA will i move to and what work will i do? i just don't know. i figure that where i will live and where i will work will go hand in hand. the answer will just present itself when the time is appropriate. in the meantime, i really hope i can save enough money to do all the things i would like to do in japan. i really want to see hiroshima and visit more than one island in the ryukyu chain. i calculated that food and entrance fees will not be so bad. the plane ticket will naturally be expensive, but i think i can find a good deal from a local agent in LA. the price of japanese hotels is what is going to cost the most. i do not want to book this from america. i hope that when i am in japan, i am able to get a good deal thanks to friends or family who can guide me to a cheap place or not look like a tourist and get ripped off. i'm also heavily counting on being able to stay with relatives as much as possible. otherwise, i don't think i can do this trip at all.... and i really want to go. this is what bothers me.