Written by: Grace Gettig Major: Japanese and Global and International Studies Program: Ritsumeikan University Being in Japan for a year also meant being away from my family’s pets for a year. We’ve had animals around since I was 10 years old or so. It can be hard not having a furry friend around to cuddle….
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My Experience With a Mental Health Clinic in Tokyo
Written by: Grace Gettig Major: Japanese and Global and International Studies Program: Ritsumeikan University I’d like to share my experience with the American Clinic Tokyo with you guys, just in case it could help anyone studying abroad in Tokyo. I know this isn’t the funnest thing to talk about, but you need to take care…
Orange Juice All Day, Every Day
Grace Gettig Majors: Japanese and Global and International Studies Program: Daito Bunka University Japan, the country where it is almost impossible to have a Vitamin C deficiency. Hey, I like orange juice as much as the next person, but Japan is on a whole different level. You walk into a ramen shop? You got orange…
Communication, Technology and Hospital Visits: Surviving Complications While Studying Abroad
Pamela Gudobba Majors: Japanese and Global and International Studies Program: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Upon arriving in Japan, I very quickly realized that I was unable to communicate some basic things. Ordering things at restaurants, asking for help at the grocery store, a lot of things that are considered normal communications back home made me really…
To All of the places I Have Not Been Yet
Pamela Gudobba Majors: Japanese and Global and International Studies Program: Ritsumeikan University, Japan As of today, I have 45 days left in Japan until I return home to America. While I can’t wait to see my friends and family again, I still feel like there is so much left for me to do here. One…
Hello Tokyo
Hanna Fussman Major: Tourism & Travel Program: Religion and Culture in Japan Tokyo stole my heart. I’ve always wanted to go to Tokyo. It’s a huge city with tons to offer. There’s skyscrapers towering around you but then a temple or shrine that was built hundreds of years ago in the middle of it…
Grading in My Favor
Pamela Gudobba Majors: Japanese and Global International Studies Program: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Exams in Japan were definitely not what I expected them to be. Leading into exam season, I assumed I would have a lot of late-night study sessions where I tried to memorize the intimidating amount of the vocabulary and kanji I had been…
Money is everything right
Maddie Burda Major: Public Relations Program: Religion and Culture in Japan Money is everything right? Well, this is very true in Japan. Japan is a cash-based society, so I had to do some research prior to departure. With my research I found that my personal bank, Chase does currency exchange for a very low fee….
Goodbye and Hello
Hanna Fussman Major: Tourism & Travel Program: Religion and Culture in Japan One thing I never managed to do after my study abroad in Germany was write a final article about it. I could never quite find the words to say goodbye to the place that became a second home. When you study abroad for…
Mindful of One’s Surroundings
Madeline Burda Major: Public Relations Program: Religion and Culture in Japan My name is Madeline Burda and I participated in a Japanese religion and culture study abroad program. Upon arrival to Japan, hearing a different language that you have only been studying for two semesters is very nerve wracking, but Japan is very accepting…
Things To Do Near Daito Bunka University
Grace Gettig Majors: Japanese and Global and International Studies Program: Daito Bunka University When I was preparing to study abroad at Daito Bunka University in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, I had trouble finding any information on the area where the campus is located or what kinds of things there are to do. Well, now that I’ve…
A Subtle Convincing Can Take You A Long Way
Madeline Burda Major: Public Relations Program: Religion and Culture in Japan My name is Madeline Burda, and I will be studying abroad in Japan for 90 days during Summer I and Summer II. I am enrolled in a religious faculty led program as well as a language program for summer II. I chose Japan because…
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