Category: Japan
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Just recently I have spent an incredible 3 weeks in Japan as part of the Saga University Autumn Program 2017. Saga is a quieter area of Japan, located near the countryside, which allowed me to experience a different side of Japan. Joined by four other UTS students we participated in many aspects of traditional Japanese…
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Hello! It’s been over a month since my last post and I’ve gotten into a sense of routine I think. I attend uni three days a week, which gives me time to go out and explore a bit on the other four days. It’s nice but also I think it’s made me kind of lazy,…
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So its been over a month in Japan and as I gradually got used to life in Japan, trouble struck. Perhaps its due to the overwhelming club events, or perhaps due to my stupidity, I almost failed to register on time for my subject selection. Fortunately, UTS International had my back and I got my…
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In my first blog I wrote about my expectations and preparations for the upcoming exchange to the city of Hakodate in Japan. In this blog I will relate my experiences so far. As of today, I have been in Japan since September and am now commencing my second week at the Hokkaido University of Education.…
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Hectic, eventful or was it undeniably nerve-wrecking? I must say, the process and planning for my exchange program has been a bit of all of the above. My destination? All the way across the sea, a small country made up of four main islands, the country of Japan. Hi, my name is Roger and I…
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Welcome to the first blog in which I will be recounting my preparations for my exchange to Japan and my expectations before leaving. It has been a long time in the planning, I first started to look into the exchange program approximately a year ago. There has been a lot of preparation required to get…
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Hello!! It’s my first day in Japan and I think I went from ‘I really like it here’ to ‘I kind of want to go home’ in the span of like, 10 hours. Apart from that, and the apparent need to snapchat what I’m doing every five minutes, I think I’m okay. Maybe I should…
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Tokyo, as one of the top cities in the world, its unique Japanese culture attracts me to come here for exchange. I arrived Tokyo on 16th March. When I just stepped out from the airport, the scenery of the city is jaw-dropping. Every building in Tokyo and even every single car in this city is…
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I have already spent more than two weeks in Japan and this is my fourth visit within two years. Nevertheless, the beginning of term is next week indeed so I can only share my fantastic travel experience with you instead of introducing my exchange university (Sophia University, Tokyo).
