Heading to Japan

So I have now finished the training (ish) part of my job and am now co-teaching the cooking class for the month with a Korean teacher (Julie). She is really nice and knows her stuff... and well pizza is basically self-explanatory... so it is a good place to start.
I was informed today that my ticket for Japan and hotel room have been reserved for next week and on October 4, 2005 (right at the final moment) I am going to be boarding a plane for Fukuoka Japan. Since August... you are now forced to spend one night in Japan before you can get your VISA... so I am going to stay the night in a hotel. Luckily the entire trip is being funded by the school... but other teachers have told me that I should anticipate about a $250.00 expense... since I have to pay for the VISA fees and the transportation and food and such. Plus since Fukuoka is a tourist area and I am spending 2 days there... there are a few tourist attractions I can go to... so pictures will definetly be coming. I think that I may be going by myself... and though I am a little bit nervous... think that I will probably meet other foreigners doing their VISA Runs in Japan or the school might send another new teacher with me. But if I am alone... well oh well... I have a lot of information on what to do to get my VISA and what attractions I should see... so I know that I will be fine.
Things here are good. Since I am making pizza 6 hours of each day... my appetite is going down (just smelling the food all the time sooner or later will make you full). But I am also getting used to the caf food. Some of it is an aquired taste (shrimp and rice for breakfast)... but really... it is filling and is tolerable. People are really nice... I am getting used to a new routine (7am-7pm) and am pretty dead tired when the day is done... but really all is good. I am getting tones of excersize... though I can use the elevators... prefer not too... so 6 times a day (sometimes more) I trek up and down the 5 flights of stairs in the North Wing (where I work and live)... so my bottom should thank me by christmas.
Because all the ambassadors wives help running this place... and there are a lot of Canadians... the Canadian ambassador's wife and all the Canadioan teachers are going to be planning a Thanksgiving dinner... so I am going to get to have TURKEY!!! and gravy... and stuffing... and cranberry sauce... and mashed potatoes (can you see the drool????:P)... so this week I am going to get my assignment on what I need to do to contribute to this event.
Cheers!