Although there are tons of things that I love about Japan so far, the friendliness of the Japanese students at Kansai Gaidai is one the best. If you sit still for too long, you are almost guaranteed to have a student approach you to practice their Japanese or make a new friend. One girl that…
Category: Japan: Kansai Gaidai
Japan A Side: 10-11
I’m almost two weeks late! Welcome back — I can’t find the words to describe how busy Japan is — it’s pulled me in and now I understand how traveling, learning and experiencing new things everyday can change your life. My goals for this project have become much larger — there’s too much to capture…
Fashion in Japan Drives me Crazy/ Gives me Life
Why Japanese Fashion is Exhausting Literally everything about Japanese Fashion is on point. From the hair styles to the clothes that they wear down to the types of shoes that they have, it’s great to look at, to keep up with (catch up with) is a completely different story. Back home, in America, I realized…
Exploring Japan
Now that things are starting to slow down, I’m beginning to find a rhythm. I feel at home here for the most part, and I’m starting to try things that I never would have tried in America. I have some kind of event written down almost every week until December, so I’m rarely bored. For…
Welcome to Japan
I’m finally in Japan! Even though I’ve only been here for two weeks, I’ve already travelled more than I’ve probably ever travelled in my life. Osaka Castle, Kyoto temples, Hirakata City, Osaka shopping malls (including the Ghibli Store and the Osaka Pokemon Center), restaurants and stores galore… Needless to say, I’m loving every second of…
Japan: A Side 5 – 9
Huh? Five? Where did my four go? And did I even really get to nine? Everything here is backwards and I am already skipping a beat — I’ll chock it off as being usual for someone’s first week starting a new life in an unfamiliar society. Last time I talked to myself about philosophy alone in…
3 Things I Regret Doing During My Stay in Japan
Spending way too much money. So while I was cleaning up my room and unpacking somethings I brought home from college I ended up stumbling upon some charms that I got from 金閣寺 (kinkaku-ji) in 挙党、日本 (kyoto, japan). While I was looking through the bags I found a few receipts and I was absolutely shocked at how…
Japan: A Side 1 – 3
Sam Holcomb, Rollins College Graduating Class of ’17 Welcome! This is my welcome — allow this short ramble to give you a feel for what my monologues sound like and what I will bring in the future. I try not to monologue too much when I have no content to monologue about — but I…
Excited for Japan!
With less than one month away from my arrival in Japan, I’m feeling both nervous and excited. I’ve never been out of the country before; in fact, I’ve barely been out of the state! I’ve also never lived alone, which makes this journey both an exhilarating one and a frightening one. I’ve been looking forward…
初めまして (◡‿◡✿)
And so it begins… Yo! So this post is going to be a lot of things, my introduction, the blogs introduction, my plans for world domination… So much to cover, am I right? Let’s start off with a small introduction, shall we? I’m Shantell! I am a Junior in College (ew, I know. I swear…