Getting Out of Here

I had one of those realizations at work yesterday that if I didn't start planning and actually buying tickets for all the trips I have tenatively planned, that they would never happen. I was lucky enough to have Sam come out of nowhere and ask me about two trips I had already wanted to take and then do all the dirty work for me. But the rest of the 9 months I'm here and plan to take vacations, I really need to bust my ass and get things done.

So, yesterday during my phenomenally difficult day consisting of an unprecedented chibikko no-show, a predictable regular lesson no-show, a level up test which are more fun than work and only take 20 minutes, and my lunch right after that. So I had some time on my hands. Here's what I came up with:
Dec/Jan: Oregon (America)*
Feb: Hokkaido (Japan) *
Mar: Beijing (China)*
April: Kyoto (Japan)
May: Seoul (South Korea)*
June: Bangkok (Thailand)
July: Saigon (Vietnam)
Aug: Tokushima (Japan)
Sept: Chuuk (Micronesia)
Oct: Singapore (Malaysia)
Nov: Australia

Where * means I've put money down already.
The relevant news note here is that I bought my plane ticket to Korea last night for $290 when I got home from work. I found a nice deal, so I got it while it was still available/cheap. Funny that I could jump to spend that kind of money cause it's cheap to me now.

But more importantly regardless of the cost I booked it cause I had to. If I didn't, I'd never have done it. I have to get the ball rolling, it'll be easier from there. I'm sick of feeling like I haven't done anything significant since being here, and I promised that this year would be different. So I've got my plan, posted, and I'm gonna see to it it happens. I'm making enough money to do it, I just have to be willing to do what it takes.

So, having said that, for any of the trips without a star, do any of you wanna come with me? It'll be cheaper if we split hotel costs. Lemme know.