Writing in Mandarin an e-approach

Having recently upgraded my computer to windows 8, I also decided to figure out how to type in Chinese on my PC. I've been writing simple sentences for some time on my android device, but never really figured it out for my PC.

So let me explain some of the problems encountered and solutions I've found for these:

Asia bound.

So, (next week) last week (I'm taking) I took a flight.

A flight that is quite possibly the beginning of the end of my current life. The beginning of a new one.

I will (should - fingers crossed (now confirmed!)) begin studying in Hong Kong for the next 4 years.

I don't know when I will go back home.

But I know that I will change, and my life will forever be enriched from this experience.