Happy 2016! It’s been a while since I last updated on my life in Nagoya. After my semester ended I spent about a week and a half in Hong Kong. It was nice seeing all the festive cheer in HK during the holiday season. It definitely felt more like Christmas there than it did in Nagoya. The only downside was that Christmas Day landed on the 15th of the Lunar Calendar, which meant my grandma ate vegetarian the entire day….
It’s hard to imagine my classes are done! Honestly it felt like it was yesterday when I was preparing for school. Even though classes only lasted 10 weeks, I definitely learned a lot this semester and I’m grateful that I met some wonderful classmates and teachers during this time. Initially when I was put into Level 7 I was really worried that I wouldn’t be able to handle the workload. Everyone had been in Japan longer than I have, and…
For the past week I’ve been getting nicely settled in with my host family in Nagoya. Everyone is super nice and treats me as part of the family. I really lucked out this time! My host mom cooks really yummy food every night, so I have to be careful I don’t gain 10 pounds coming back to Canada. I haven’t developed much of a routine yet as school hasn’t started, but I have been pretty meticulous running errands all week….
Week one in Japan is complete! I really had a great time staying in Tokyo for my first week. Super grateful to Tomomi for letting me stay with her in her apartment. I don’t think I’ve ever been so acquainted with the Oedo Line than I have during that week. =P The day after Ginza I met Megumi early in the morning at Shinjuku to head towards Yokohama. I have no idea how she managed to take an overnight bus…
I haven’t updated my blog in months and I failed to mention that I made a life changing decision a while back. That decision has now landed me halfway across the world in Japan. Long story short…I’m going to be living here for a year! I’ve always wanted to experience living in Asia and while it was scary taking the first step, I think it will be a worthwhile experience for me. =D I’ve officially been in Japan for three…