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Entrance Ceremony, Classes and Pictures

got_japan Apr 11, 2008 04:02

Konichiwa Minna-san!!!!!
It's about five after five pm here in Japan and I have officially survived my first week of classes, but before I dive into that: My Entrance Ceremony story.

Here in Japan entrance ceremonies mark the occassion as students enter their school for either the first time or are returning to the school for another year. Think of ( Read more... )

entrance ceremony, ngu

My First Days in Nihon II

got_japan Apr 03, 2008 11:29

The next day was a little better if not a bit more quiet on my part. With the group of newly arrived students all present and accounted for, the group of off. We first toured the school. There are two campuses in Nagoya for NGU. One is the Shiratori campus (where the International Seminar House located) and the other is about a 10 minute walk into ( Read more... )

My first days in Nihon

got_japan Apr 02, 2008 16:10

First Night:
I was so happy to be off that plane from Tokyo to Nagoya. It got really windy and really bumpy. Needless to say what happened! A young man who was going to Nagoya to see his Chinese girlfriend was willing to help me get around Chubu International airport. With him, I managed to get through customs and immagration in one piece. I also ( Read more... )

I made it!!!! ....Now what?

got_japan Mar 28, 2008 20:10

It`s 8:11pm here in Japan and really, REALLY windy. I managed to make it in one piece with some nausea from turbulence, but I still don`t like flying. I also managed to find my bag and my escorts alright. My room mate is Japanese and her Suika (I think...!) She can speak English really well, which makes things a little easier for me since my ( Read more... )

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao-tzu

got_japan Mar 25, 2008 18:24

Konbawa minna-san! (Good evening everybody!)

Well, this is it.

It's the night before I leave for my "great adventure" and I am a bundle of nerves!! Everyone (and I do mean everyone!) has given me all sorts of advice on flying, taking care of myself, etc. and yet it doesn't make me feel better. I keep expecting to be able to come home or to wake up ( Read more... )

japan, nagoya

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3...

got_japan Mar 16, 2008 09:29

My first entry on LJ and and all this is nothing more than a test entry.

Hopefully it'll work!!

first entry