2 weeks to go!
I’ve lied already! 12 days and 14 hours til I take off for Japan.. Holy crap! typing that just now has made me feel a new wave of excitement, it’s unbelievable!
Now now, me being me I like to leave things to the last minute but it appears I have somewhat a list of stuff to do! courtsey of my Mum she’d like me too:
- Print off copies of (for me and her):
- Travel Insurance
- Passports
- Visas
- Travelers Checks (scan =\ …)
- Contact details for uni, KGU and QUT
- Give her my banking details? lol
- Get my luggage in order
- Do up a will and give her ‘power of attorney’.
- Prepare Travelers Checks and some cash.
Soo of course I’ll do all the above except for a will and the power of attorney because that’s just rubbish. I’m not going to die, and I think by getting that stuff together I’m just jinxing myself / falling into the trap that my mum has set for me to arrange my sudden and unfortunate death. =\
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Ahhh anyways! that’s a general list of things I have to do, NOT including all the other little things that still has be done which includes my list of personal ‘things to do before leave Australia’ which includes stuff like eat a Subway sandwich with HONEY OAT bread instead of the cool breads and those sorts of things.
Regardless! there is stuff to do and I’m gonna do it. Watch me work peoples, before you know it I’ll be saying ‘ehhhhh going to Japan tomorrow woo~!!’.
P.S – gotta study more though. 
I’m going a power-of-attorney. It’s not only for death, but in case you get in an accident and your parents/mother needs to make medical decisions for you.
Although it’s probably the right idea to get that sorta stuff sorted, who else would have the power to make a medical decision if I were incapacitated to begin with? apart from the parents if I didn’t have the power of attorney. Doctors?
Regardless, I still don’t think I’ll get it done. I’m stubborn that way.
I looked it up, and actually, power-of-attorney has *nothing* to do with death. It’s actually voided at death. Power-of-attorney is only if the person it’s for (the “principal”) is incapacitated or have other issues that they want someone to take care of (financial issues, etc). If someone doesn’t have a power-of-attorney set up and then is incapacitated (for example, is in a coma) the doctor’s make all the medical choices and parents have no say. Of course, this assumes you are over 18 (maybe 16 in Japan, I’m not sure if they go by your home country or current country of residence). And, of course again, there is very little chance anything at all will happen to you. =)
…I read off your list to my mom, and she wants me to do that will. Sooo…thaaaaaanks Mitch, ol’ buddy.
You really don’t need to make a will. I’m assuming, since you are young, you don’t have any large assets (such as a house) and assuming that you will be leaving her everything in your will anyways, it’s a bit redundant (since as your mother, she is your next of kin, assuming you aren’t married).