As everybody knows, I lived in Illinois for my entire life until I recently came back to Japan last summer. I don`t know if I can call it "coming back", since I`ve never really lived here but I consider both countries my home town. It has already been a year and a month since I left America and I have been through a lot of changes.
First, I am finally a University student! I never knew Gakushuin University until my cram school teacher recommended it to me. At first I didn`t know if I would be able to make friends and adjust to the enviornment. However, from the first day of school I made a lot of new friends and I became to make a good start of college life. Joining club activities helped me expand the bond between upper grade students and it helped me live a full life.
Graduating High School and entering College!!
Second, my fashion has greatly changed. In America, we were able to wear outfits like sweatshirts, sweatpants, and flip flops, but in Japan everybody is so fashionable and cute that I had to push away those sweatpants into a box. My friends in America will probably be suprised to see how I look now!
From THIS to THAT
Lastly, my views of Japan has changed. Being a returnee, I was afraid of being looked differently. But I was wrong. Every students and friends I have met in Gakushuin are all very nice and polite. They were unprejudiced that I myself was prejudice towards everybody! Getting education in Japan not only will help me achieve my dreams of being a teacher, but also help me understand my other homeland that I have never seen or lived.
Everybody has a life changing experience more then once in a life time. My life changing experience is right now. What were everybody elses? I hope everybody is enjoying their life in Gakushuin and hopefully have a great experience throughout the rest of the year!
Hi, this is Akane. I'm glad to see you at Gakushuin University. I was really nervous when I came to Film Studies class because I'm not a good English speaker, but now I enjoy the class. You sometimes care about me.
ReplyDeleteLet's enjoy our lives in Gakushuin!!
Hi Akane! I'm glad to see you too! Learning and speaking another language is very hard. I've learned that from taking the Spanish class in Gakushuin. Even though I was born and raised in a English speaking country, I still have some troubles in English. If there's anything I could do I will be glad to help!! Let's use our times wisely and make our time worth your while!
ReplyDeleteHi, this is Yu. My life changing experience is also right now! Although I have gone through a lot of changes in the past also, when I left Japan for the United States and came back to Japan again, I feel that the greatest change is entering college. This is because my way of thinking changed in many ways. For example, before entering this college, I wanted to study Biology and Medicine to become a reseacher. Now, I am studying psychology and politics, and am interested in careers other than researching.
ReplyDeleteReading your blog, I became interested in your life before you came to Japan. I hope we have a chance sometime to talk about it!
I like your "Japan look" a lot!
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