Being alone in a foreign country

Hey! Hey!
Forgive me if something similar has been posted earlier.


I finished school awhile back and decided to take a year of to recharge my batteries, travel a bit and just relax before attending college. I’ve been doing absolutely nothing these past 9 months except reading books, computer-related-stuff, smoking cigarettes & patiently waiting for friends to get off work/come home from school. It was my intention from day 1 to travel at least a few months towards the end of the year.

To make a long story short, I decided to travel to Japan for 2 months whereas my dad will be travelling with me for the first 14 days to prevent that “initial shock” and to spend some time with his son. Then I’ve got 1½ month to spend on my own exploring Japan.

I can’t help but worry about how I’ll deal with being alone far, faaaaaaaaar away with a culture I can’t identify with, a language I barely can understand and no one to turn to except myself. I’m a seasoned traveller, I’m quite used to big cities, foreign cultures/languages, but this is the first time I’ve had to embrace it on my own.

I’m leaving in 16 days, and if anyone has experienced something similar, and would like to share their experience/views/ideas, how they dealt with it, or just general tips, please, post here.

Thanks a bunch for any reply!

Yours, ReWOLF.

Jam it back in, in the dark.