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randomquestions about studying abroad during college. This is my answer from over there: a very short version of a long and enjoyable year. Maybe I'll find something more to say about it soon.
I went on a program of intensive Japanese study at Nanzan University. Unlike some study-abroad programs, we didn't take classes with the regular university students. Instead we had four hours of Japanese every morning, and cultural electives in the afternoon. I took Sumi-e (painting), Calligraphy, Politics, and Classical Japanese. It was a wonderful year, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I learned so much, and I really felt fluent in Japanese at the end of it. I also made a number of very good friends, both Japanese people and other students on the program (who came from all over the world, though most were Americans and the next largest group were Germans). Only two things I regret about it: my host family had no children, so I didn't have anyone near my age in the house to socialize with, and I've forgotten so much since I came back.
icyblue) asked a randomquestions about studying abroad during college. This is my answer from over there: a very short version of a long and enjoyable year. Maybe I'll find something more to say about it soon.I went on a program of intensive Japanese study at Nanzan University. Unlike some study-abroad programs, we didn't take classes with the regular university students. Instead we had four hours of Japanese every morning, and cultural electives in the afternoon. I took Sumi-e (painting), Calligraphy, Politics, and Classical Japanese. It was a wonderful year, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I learned so much, and I really felt fluent in Japanese at the end of it. I also made a number of very good friends, both Japanese people and other students on the program (who came from all over the world, though most were Americans and the next largest group were Germans). Only two things I regret about it: my host family had no children, so I didn't have anyone near my age in the house to socialize with, and I've forgotten so much since I came back.
