Author Archives: Laura Ikonen

2012 03/05
At 18:56 | By Laura Ikonen | Posted in Culture, Japan, Studying |

2 weeks left in Fukuoka

3.5.2012 – 18:56

So It’s almost time to go back home. Exactly 2 weeks until me and Lotta are going to Kioto and from there I’m going to Kansai international Airport, Osaka. We’re taking a night bus from Fukuoka to Kioto, which lasts 10 hours -.- can’t wait! It’s hard to describe the experience I’ve had in Japan. [...]

2012 07/03
At 13:57 | By Laura Ikonen | Posted in Culture, Food, Japan, Studying |

素晴らしきかな、この世界

7.3.2012 – 13:57

It’s been almost 2 of months since I last did an entry. I’ve been quite busy during these 2 months. Finally live is “normalized” here. Living here in Japan feels ALMOST normal now! We’ve been studying hard during these two months. Especially studying Japanese has been quite demanding but my skills have been improved a [...]

2012 17/01
At 13:35 | By Laura Ikonen | Posted in Getting ready |

Studying….opiskelu…勉強…It’s almost the same thing everywhere!

17.1.2012 – 13:35

  Studying in Seinan Gakuin University   So almost 2 weeks have passed since I arrived to Fukuoka. Today was the day that I’ve finally started all the courses I have chosen. Here’s the list of courses I’m taking this Spring Semester. Beginning Japanese (3×2 credits) Japanese Literature in English Translation (2 credits) History of [...]

2012 11/01
At 17:41 | By Laura Ikonen | Posted in Getting ready |

First day of school in Seinan Gakuin University

11.1.2012 – 17:41

So today was the first official day of school. I attended 2 courses from 11am to 3pm. Courses I had today were “Japanese politics and foreign policy” and Pre-intermediate Japanese. We had a Russian teacher on politics class and what surprised me was that there will be no final exam. The course consists of teacher’s [...]

2012 10/01
At 12:47 | By Laura Ikonen | Posted in Japan | Tagged , |

JAPAN FINALLY! demo…nihongo wa dekimasen!

10.1.2012 – 12:47

Japan finally! I can’t believe this. Me and Lotta Watia arrived on Wednesday morning to Osaka Kansai airport and spend couple of hours in Osaka. After that we took a ferry to Fukuoka since there was no direct flight from Helsinki. We left Helsinki 3rd of January and arrived to our dorm (Internationa house) around [...]

2011 01/09
At 1:07 | By Laura Ikonen | Posted in Getting ready |

Preparing things for the exchange…so far so good

1.9.2011 – 1:07

Time for my first post! Preparations for the exchange have been going pretty well so far. At this point I have been accepted to the University, Visa and dormitory applications have been sent. The whole process has been quite clear but dealing with all the papers, money issues and etc. has been way more demanding [...]