こんばんは！ Last week flew by quickly. We studied, planned our Spring Break trip to Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo and hung out around the campus. I took part in an elementary school visit, where 10 exchange students went to Seinan’s Elementary school department and attended an English class with second graders. It was a lot of…
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こんばんは！ This week has been mostly about course introductions. We’ve got a week to decide if we want to drop or add any courses. At the moment I have the mandatory Japanese and Japanese orthography and reading skills classes and six electives; Japanese society through Manga and Anime, International Cooperation, History of Japan, Traditional Culture…
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こんばんは！(Good evening!) I arrived here in Fukuoka a week ago after 13 hours of traveling. I’d thought about writing a post before leaving Finland, but the closer my trip was, the more terrified I was of the whole idea of leaving. My last days in Finland were filled with tears and panic – I even…
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