Well I just got some great news! Not only is the Japanese school going to wait for my delayed papers for as long as it takes, but I get to study abroad there in Sendai for a full year after all! It seems that when the Swedish school told us we could only study for a half-year, it was some kind of mistake.

...Not only that, I seem to have made yet another friend who lives relatively close to Sendai and is already saying I need to come visit!! Why the hell is all my luck in Japan?!