Here is a quick little video of my time in Japan! Some of the things that I did by myself and some of the things that I did with my friends. I had an amazing time in this beautiful country and I am excited that I am going to be able to come back. I…
Category: Japan: Kansai Gaidai
The Final Countdown
There’s only a few more weeks left and although I’m anxiously trying to make sure that I get to do everything I wanted to do in Japan, I’m still incredibly happy to be coming home. There’s a lot of things that I’m going to miss here, but I feel like Japan is like a second…
Japan: B Side 1
This is what you call the “shift” I guess Last time, I half answered the questions and feelings I came to Japan with. Because I didn’t really have an answer. From here on, I’ve found what I’m looking for and it needs no introduction. Before this project turns heavy to one side, here’s a little…
Fan Culture in Japan
Japanese pop culture has become famous all over the world, and for good reason. Sometimes it’s interesting, sometimes it’s beautiful, and sometimes it’s just plain wacky. I’ve been taking a pop culture class while studying at Kansai Gaidai, and we’ve been given many opportunities to learn about and experience many elements of Japanese pop culture…
Japan: A Side Final
Hello and goodnight! I didn’t get to post before Halloween, before my Tokyo trip. To be honest, that weekend I wanted to call the whole trip off. But I didn’t, and the reasons and the carnage and the life changing events that ensued afterwards will have to wait for Japan: B Side. So to end…
FutureMe to PastMe
Looking over the letter that I sent myself via FutureMe, I can see that I have grown a lot. I had expressed that I was shy and scared and anxious, and that I wasn’t sure that I could live on my own in another country like this. I was terrified to speak Japanese and I…
Hands-On Japanese Culture
There is no shortage of interesting things to do in Japan even after staying here for two months, and I’ve found myself completely immersed in all different kinds of cultural festivals and interactions. Along with this, the weather has started to change from scorching hot humidity to freezing wetness, and it’s brought with it a…
けたいでんわなし(lol)
けたいでんわなし(lol) How I Travel Japan without Any Electronic Devices _______________ So Shantell, you have been traveling all over Japan without your phone. How are you finding what trains you need to get on and off of? How do you know what streets to turn and stuff? ____________________ Well my fellow 友達‘s, it’s quite simple….
Japan: A Side 12
This round needs no introduction. Halloween is in the air and creepy surveys and ghost stories are filling the atmosphere with things I sometimes wish I didn’t hear. The spiders and their webs are getting bigger and the days are getting chillier. Enjoy some of these Japanese horror stories and the chaos that conversations in the school…