“Decisions determine destiny.” -Thomas S. Monson

Since I was young I have dreamed of going to Japan.

‘Why?’ You might ask.

That’s hard to say.  I don’t know if it was from watching anime as a teen and falling in love with the language. Or maybe it was from my Japanese penpal and the short glimpses into the window of her life in Japan-a life that was so different from my own- that her letters provided through the years. Or maybe it was because I love sushi. Regardless, I fell in love with Japa...