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Spring Semester
04/26/2015 School
Spring semester's already started and I'm back in school again. I've already decided my class schedule, and already have my first HW assignment due in a few days. So while I'm procrastinating on that, let's talk about how my semester looks this year~ :3 So as I said before, I...... |
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Culture with Field Trips
01/17/2015 School, Japan
It's almost the end of the first semester here at Tohoku University. That also means that our two month spring break is coming up next month~ :3 But before that, we have finals to take and presentations to give; typical college stuff. >_> One of my finals in particular is for Cu.... |
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School Festival
12/02/2014 School
About a month ago, there was this huge school festival at Tohoku University. School festivals are one of the iconic things of Japanese schools that I looked forward to the most when I was coming here! You see these events all the time in anime, usually marking a significant event o..... |
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Making Robots, It's What I Do
10/25/2014 School, Engineering
Things have finally settled down here at Tohoku University and my research topic has finally gotten a bit more concrete~ I have some idea of what I should be doing in my lab now and how to get started with learning about my lab's field robotics. Along with that, I've checked out the.... |
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Tohoku University
10/12/2014 School
I've moved into my dorm and started classes at Tohoku University, the main part of my life in Japan. Tohoku University is one of the top public universities for science and engineering in Japan, and I have the opportunity to study here and do research for a whole year! :D So fi.... |
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My Summer Presentations
08/15/2014 School
I've mention this before in my other posts, but for the end of my summer intensive language program at Senshu University, we had to give a presentation in Japanese. I chose my topic to be about the movie Summer Wars, since I already did some research about it last quarter.... |
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Goodbye Senshu~
08/14/2014 School, Random
My summer ILP (Intensive Language Program) at Senshu University is now over. A 7-week program that marked the beginnings of my life in Japan~ At the Senshu University International Dorm, I've met many people from all around the world: Vietnam, France, Russia, Oregon, Laos, Taiw.... |
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My Japanese Class
07/02/2014 School
It's been about a week and a half now since I've been having my Japanese class at Senshu University. The style is somewhat different than what I'm used to back at UCSD, but it is an intensive language program that is equal to 12 quarter units. Overall, it has a better syste...... |
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食堂Cafeterias
06/26/2014 School, Japan
School cafeterias in Japan are amazing~ Simply amazing~ The food is delicious, reasonably priced, and pretty healthy. Since I've started going to Senshu University, I've been eating at the 食堂 (shokdou - cafeteria) pretty m...... |
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STEM Students Abroad
06/11/2014 Engineering, School
STEM students are students who are studying in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics. [AKA: Cool Kids] I believe that all majors, especially STEM students, sh....... |
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my study abroad planning
06/08/2014 School
Let me share with you my experience of how I decided my study abroad program. It is a long process that requires lots of planning, but it will give you an experience like never before; so be patient. Hopefully my experiences can help you find a study abroad program of your own!............. |
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scholarships ftw
06/08/2014 School
So, as I said in my Study Abroad page: Scholarships are completely doable! And to show that, let me tell you how many I've won. [Caution: I will be bragging in this post... for the sake of..... |
