My former boss and current coworker Lisa sent me an instant message directing me to a story that blew my mind and got me so excited I felt like I'd been given a B-12 shot.
I'll link the story at the end, but here's the gist of it:
Back in March, there was a terrible earthquake (and subsequent tsunami) that wreaked havoc along Japan's eastern coastline. The damage also caused a nuclear power plant to nearly go into meltdown. While the worst was averted and Japan is bouncing back the best they can from the disaster, tourism to the country has, to put it bluntly, gone down the crapper. So, it was announced yesterday that the Japan Tourism Agency is pushing for funding from the Japanese government to offer 10,000 free round-trip tickets to Japan starting next year. The only conditions you have to meet (other than having a passport and being able to pay for hotel and miscellaneous expenses if you get to go) are that you have to write in detail why you want to go and what you'd do if you had the chance to go, and if you're selected to go, you have to blog about your trip to a social media site of some sort.
Think of it: FREE AIRFARE TO AND FROM JAPAN!!! That's about 75% of the expense, fully covered! All Heather and I would have to pay for is the hotel and spending money for food and incidentals!
I have to go for now; more later.
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