I am not the type to make goals, especially long term ones. I am however a very driven and determined person, who once my mind is set on something, am not easily dissuaded or distracted from seeing that thing a reality. This is one of those times where I have made up my mind and will see it to fruition, call it a “goal� if you want. To elaborate on the ambiguous introduction, I have a cousin stationed with the Air Force in Tokyo Japan for the next three or four years. He has previously been stationed in Okinawa for several years and while there met and married a local woman and they have had a son. Since he has been stationed in Japan for so long the military will most likely station him either in the states or in Europe somewhere after this last stint in Tokyo. Now, there are only a few countries that I want to visit in my lifetime, Japan and Scotland being the top choices. Since I currently have family in Japan it is only logical to want to go there while I know someone in the area. And it seems that my widow of opportunity is gradually closing it also bears to reason that if I truly want to go while I have family there, I should do it quick! This brings me to my “goal�. In the next 3 years I WILL go to Tokyo, Japan to visit my cousin and tour a county that helps inspire much of my profession. I’m not looking forward to the several thousand dollars it will cost to do this and the fourteen hour plane ride to get there. Learning some Japanese won’t be a big deal, that’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a while and this trip gives me a good excuse to be serious about it. All that doesn’t matter though… I am on my way to Japan!