That is the reaction I get almost EVERY time I tell someone I am going to Japan, alone.
NO I AM NOT SCARED! Haha
I am not scared, nervous, but not scared. Japan isn't scary to me, I have already been there and I can honestly say that was the safest I have EVER felt.
Their crime rate is low and I am also not an idiot. I can take care of myself. The only thing I have to worry about is getting lost but I am pretty sure I can find my way back to where I need to be. :P Japanese are helpful, just ask someone!
"DON'T GET KIDNAPPED!"
Don't worry, I don't plan on getting kidnapped.
"YOU MIGHT GET GROPED ON A TRAIN!"
Groped on a train? So? If someone grabs your butt just turn around and yell like a crazy American. Lol. I think getting my butt grabbed would be the least of my worries. It doesn't hurt me, doesn't take money from me...soooo, if thats all I have to worry about then AWESOME! xD
That is probably the biggest problem to worry about there, perverts, but there are ways to avoid them and really they aren't harming you. They just wanna see up your skirt...soooo punch them in the face.
It isn't like I am going to New York where I would be fearing the fact that I could get robbed, stabbed, pissed on by a hobo, stuck on a creepy subway or raped.
If I had to pick a big city to go to, it would be Tokyo (I will not be staying there but I do love it there). It is clean and 90% of the time everyone will leave you alone and probably won't even make eye contact.
So, I will be happy, safe, a little nervous but not scared. The school takes care of their students and I will have class mates to help me.
I am not shy and will make friends easily. People think I will be alone and I just go, "Naaah, I will just make friends!" My aunt said that maybe that is an only child trait? We makes friends easy because we have to? Lol, only child trait or not, I plan on making a buddy or two. Always a good thing!
Maybe even a Japanese boyfriend? ~_^ lololol xD