Tokyo Wind Painter

Ok, this is the part of the trip that's making me the most anxious as there are so many things that can go wrong in this stage. Gotta organize my thoughts

-Financial Aid
I have yet to receive my financial aid for the summer. Granted I only just completed my MPNs and entrance counseling courses because studentloans.gov has been down for the past 3 days (don't even get me started on this issue), but I'm beginning to get really worried that something will happen between now and when I leave for Japan and I won't be able to receive my money. I'm planning on stopping by my financial aid office later today to ask when funds will be distributed and also to ask why I haven't been notified of my aid package for the 2012-2013 school year yet.
I might make a post later highlighting my financial concerns

-Subleasing
The lease for my apartment runs through the summer and I had to scramble to find a subleaser to take over or be short $1300. Luckily, I was able to find one and funnily enough they're staying with me now until I leave on the 27th. However, they're 'officially' my subleaser starting in June and they haven't signed a new lease yet, so I have to make sure that all goes through before I leave as well
Note to self: have subleaser set up Paypal account to pay for bills

-Bank
I have to notify my bank that I'll be traveling abroad so that they don't freeze my card while I'm gone
Call bank to give them my new cell phone number in Japan

-Immunizations
I'm good on my Hepatitis B vaccines since I got those under 10 years ago, but I don't think I've gotten any Hepatitis A immunizations....oh well, I'm paying enough for those darn required student health insurances, might as well make use of them while I have them in Japan.

-Laptop
My laptop is old and the charger is breaking, so I've put in an order for a new charger and am waiting for that to arrive in the mail. I also need to clean out all my old data and save them on an external harddrive to keep here at home in case my laptop dies while I'm abroad. I also want it to perform better so I'm defraging and other stuff in order to properly use Adobe Premiere to edit videos

-Passport and Itinerary
Have to make copies of both of these to leave behind for my parents in case something goes wrong or I lose my passport

-Shopping
So many things I have to get before I leave! Travel size things, duffel bag, bungee cords for moving out, undergarments, Japanese/English dictionary and phrase book, new moleskin...

-Emergencies
Pack a copy of medical records and vaccinations. Keep track of the numbers to all student health insurances and what they cover.

-Traveler's Checks
Is there a bank inside the airport to exchange these? What are the fees?

-Hostel
Get information and numbers from the hostel and make copies of them

-Re-read the orientation hand book

-Email Photohoku to stay updated

-Complete plane ticket preparations

-Print hostel receipts