Howdy, y’all! I go by Talia/Tali, and I’m from Houston too! (Huzzah for so many Texans!) I’m 29, and this will be my first time going abroad beyond the Caribbean and Mexico, which kind of don’t count when you live on the Gulf. My best friend is coming with me, so I’m very excited. I’ve always wanted to visit Japan. I know very little Japanese, but I am going to try to learn some necessary phrases before then.