Thanks a bunch!

I told my tutors and director of studies at university today too, and they were very understanding. I'll be given special consideration for my exams this year, and they're allowing me a leave of studies for a year before I go to Japan, so I can get things in order. People are really, really nice.
On the other side of things, though, meeting up with strongly Christian friends and knowing that you'll probably never meet them again because they'll never approve of the path you've chosen... Sort of sad.
At some point my life seems to have turned into an elaborate soap opera. :'D