I went to orientation on Tuesday.... a few things were cleared up, but over all I already knew most of that stuff.
A met a bunch of people who'll be staying at the Akasaka dorm, and they seem like cool people. We're gonna have a crazy time. =D
Made a fb group for us. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28415997145
Also, I paid for my fall semester =)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Participants~
Yesterday, the office released a participants list, which had a bunch of us emailing each other questions back and forth until someone made a facebook group just for us. ^_^
It's right here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17320829239
And also, I found another general one for this Fall, because the other one is supposed to be just for us study abroad kids: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29863660135
So, it's really cool to know that there are gonna be people there from all ove the country, and not just Temple. Actually, off a 75 people participant's list, only about 30 were from school.
I've already talked to a bunch of these people, and even found a new buddy to take the flight to Japan with Joyce and I from Dulles to Narita!!! This is so much more exciting =D
It's right here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17320829239
And also, I found another general one for this Fall, because the other one is supposed to be just for us study abroad kids: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29863660135
So, it's really cool to know that there are gonna be people there from all ove the country, and not just Temple. Actually, off a 75 people participant's list, only about 30 were from school.
I've already talked to a bunch of these people, and even found a new buddy to take the flight to Japan with Joyce and I from Dulles to Narita!!! This is so much more exciting =D
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
TUJ SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!!!!
It took longer than I thought, but I got the scholarship from TUJ. Joyce did as well. Wooo!! That puts me right at the mark for my budget.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
New checklist
As of now, here's all I have done:
+ Apply for and get accepted to TUJ
+ Send in FAFSA.
+ Certificate of Eligibility
+ Scholarship applications (if applying for any of these, keep an eye out for deadlines)
+ Temple Japan Scholarship {max $5,000}
_ Student Visa
+ Plane Ticket
_ Pay Tuition (already paid the $200 deposit)
+ Housing (I couldn't choose it yet, but I applied)
_ Pay Housing (already paid the $200 deposit)
+Pick Classes
+ Risk and Release form
+ Health Information and Emergency Contact Info form
_ Get Textbooks (can do after picking classes)
_ Life insurance (you have to get a Japanese one to go to TUJ)
+ Find cheap cellphone
_ Get supplies you can't get in Japan (such as a stock of perscription contacts, stronger medicine cause in Asia the doses are weaker, and deodorant because someone told me they don't sell under-arm deodorant in Japan because they don't sweat as much)
_ Get cheapest local transportation deals
_ Pack Luggage
+ Apply for and get accepted to TUJ
+ Send in FAFSA.
+ Certificate of Eligibility
+ Scholarship applications (if applying for any of these, keep an eye out for deadlines)
+ Temple Japan Scholarship {max $5,000}
_ Student Visa
+ Plane Ticket
_ Pay Tuition (already paid the $200 deposit)
+ Housing (I couldn't choose it yet, but I applied)
_ Pay Housing (already paid the $200 deposit)
+Pick Classes
+ Risk and Release form
+ Health Information and Emergency Contact Info form
_ Get Textbooks (can do after picking classes)
_ Life insurance (you have to get a Japanese one to go to TUJ)
+ Find cheap cellphone
_ Get supplies you can't get in Japan (such as a stock of perscription contacts, stronger medicine cause in Asia the doses are weaker, and deodorant because someone told me they don't sell under-arm deodorant in Japan because they don't sweat as much)
_ Get cheapest local transportation deals
_ Pack Luggage
Registered classes
A couple weeks ago, we received the classes for fall in Japan. I've been waiting for this sooo long!!
These are the classes I've chosen:
Intro to East Asia: Japan (MWF 10-11)
Japanese Advanced I (MWF 2:10-3:10)
Intellectual Heritage II (MWF 4:50-5:50)
Japan in a Changing World Order (TR 3:50-5:20)
International Politics (TR 5:30-7:00)
These are the classes I've chosen:
Intro to East Asia: Japan (MWF 10-11)
Japanese Advanced I (MWF 2:10-3:10)
Intellectual Heritage II (MWF 4:50-5:50)
Japan in a Changing World Order (TR 3:50-5:20)
International Politics (TR 5:30-7:00)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I BOOKED MY PLANE TICKET!!!
Today, I officially booked my plane ticket. With rising gas prices... I couldn't wait any longer.
Other stuff on my checklist that's done:
+ Scholarship applications
+ Find cheap cellphone http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/prepaid/about/charges.html
The phone plan sounds like a great deal, but I dunno if it's still available. I heard that the government is trying to get rid of pre-paid phones? We'll see....
Also, added some stuff to my Japan To Do list:
[ ] Yamanote Halloween Train
[ ] Sleep in a capsule hotel
[ ] Kiss a Japanese boy
Other stuff on my checklist that's done:
+ Scholarship applications
+ Find cheap cellphone http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/prepaid/about/charges.html
The phone plan sounds like a great deal, but I dunno if it's still available. I heard that the government is trying to get rid of pre-paid phones? We'll see....
Also, added some stuff to my Japan To Do list:
[ ] Yamanote Halloween Train
[ ] Sleep in a capsule hotel
[ ] Kiss a Japanese boy
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Yamanote Halloween Train
Today, I met a guy who went to TUJ in 2006, and he mentioned this to me as something he did while he was there. It sounded like a lot of fun, so I looked it up.
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3014
Sounds pretty wild actually... and I don't know if I'd wanna risk it. From the looks of last year, it may get ugly this year. I'd only wanna go just to ride around a train in costume and take pictures, nothing else. But we'll see.....
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3014
Sounds pretty wild actually... and I don't know if I'd wanna risk it. From the looks of last year, it may get ugly this year. I'd only wanna go just to ride around a train in costume and take pictures, nothing else. But we'll see.....
Monday, March 17, 2008
Japan To-Do List
This is a list of stuff I wanna do in Japan. Any suggestions feel free to add! This list will definitely be growing. When I'm in Japan, I'll update the list about once a month or week, depending on how fast I go through it~
Here it is:
[ ] Go to Tokyo Disneyland
[ ] Tokyo International Film Festival
[ ] Go to Asahiyama Zoo (it's a snow covered zoo cause it's so far north!)
[ ] Go to Osaka (OF COURSE ^^)
[ ] Ride the Shinkansen
[ ] Get lost in Tokyo (i'm sure it'll happen ~.~)
[ ] Camwhore in Tokyo subway
[ ] See Ice Festival in Sapporo
[ ] Find every K-town in proximity
[ ] Visit gay club in Shinjuku
[ ] Visit/climb Mt. Fuji
[ ] Find a vending machine that sells condoms by blood type
[ ] See Kabuki theater in Ginza
[ ] Go to Kyoto
[ ] Go to Okinawa
[ ] Go to Nara
[ ] Go to a hotspring
[ ] Visit a maid cafe
[ ] Meet a yakuza
[ ] Shop in Harajuku
[ ] Do something nerdy in Akihabara (any suggestions?)
[ ] Ride the ferris wheel in Yokohama
[ ] Visit a middle/high school
[ ] All night Karaoke!! (gotta do it~)
[ ] Purikura
[ ] Japanese concert
[ ] See a celebrity
[ ] Go inside a regular family house/apartment
[ ] Do cosplay
[ ] Drink a SAKEbomb
[ ] Get a tattoo of a dragon that covers my entire back (i doubt the possibility of this, I'd have to be really trashed, but this would be awesome)
Here it is:
[ ] Go to Tokyo Disneyland
[ ] Tokyo International Film Festival
[ ] Go to Asahiyama Zoo (it's a snow covered zoo cause it's so far north!)
[ ] Go to Osaka (OF COURSE ^^)
[ ] Ride the Shinkansen
[ ] Get lost in Tokyo (i'm sure it'll happen ~.~)
[ ] Camwhore in Tokyo subway
[ ] See Ice Festival in Sapporo
[ ] Find every K-town in proximity
[ ] Visit gay club in Shinjuku
[ ] Visit/climb Mt. Fuji
[ ] Find a vending machine that sells condoms by blood type
[ ] See Kabuki theater in Ginza
[ ] Go to Kyoto
[ ] Go to Okinawa
[ ] Go to Nara
[ ] Go to a hotspring
[ ] Visit a maid cafe
[ ] Meet a yakuza
[ ] Shop in Harajuku
[ ] Do something nerdy in Akihabara (any suggestions?)
[ ] Ride the ferris wheel in Yokohama
[ ] Visit a middle/high school
[ ] All night Karaoke!! (gotta do it~)
[ ] Purikura
[ ] Japanese concert
[ ] See a celebrity
[ ] Go inside a regular family house/apartment
[ ] Do cosplay
[ ] Drink a SAKEbomb
[ ] Get a tattoo of a dragon that covers my entire back (i doubt the possibility of this, I'd have to be really trashed, but this would be awesome)
Checklist of what's done...
Here's all the stuff that needs to be done generally to get to Japan...
+ Apply for and get accepted to TUJ. (although there's all semester for this, the sooner the better. Also, since there's more paperwork in the future, you don't have to squish it all into the last minute)
+ Send in FAFSA. (Well, since the deadline was March 1st, I'd be suicidal to not have it done by now)
_ Certificate of Eligibility
_ Scholarship applications (if applying for any of these, keep an eye out for deadlines)
- Temple Japan Scholarship (almost done, just have to write the essay ><) {max $5,000}
- Bridging Scholarship (also, just have to get the essay done) {max $4000}
- Freeman Asia Scholarship (I have to get the names of a financial aid advisor and an international studies advisor before i can proceed with this) {max $7000}
- Benjamin Gilman Scholarship (can't apply since I didn't receive a Pell Grant this year) {max $5000}
- NSEP Scholarship (not applying for it because I want to get it for Grad School, although I realized too late that you can qualify for both) {max $20,000}
_ Student Visa
_ Plane Ticket
_ Pay Tuition (already paid the $200 deposit)
_ Housing (can do in May)
_ Pick Classes (can do in May)
_ Risk and Release form (can do in May)
_ Health Information and Emergency Contact Info form (can do in May)
_ Get Textbooks (can do after picking classes)
_ Life insurance (you have to get a Japanese one to go to TUJ)
_ Find cheap cellphone
_ Get supplies you can't get in Japan (such as a stock of perscription contacts, stronger medicine cause in Asia the doses are weaker, and deodorant because someone told me they don't sell under-arm deodorant in Japan because they don't sweat as much)
_ Get cheapest local transportation deals
_ Pack Luggage
+ Apply for and get accepted to TUJ. (although there's all semester for this, the sooner the better. Also, since there's more paperwork in the future, you don't have to squish it all into the last minute)
+ Send in FAFSA. (Well, since the deadline was March 1st, I'd be suicidal to not have it done by now)
_ Certificate of Eligibility
_ Scholarship applications (if applying for any of these, keep an eye out for deadlines)
- Temple Japan Scholarship (almost done, just have to write the essay ><) {max $5,000}
- Bridging Scholarship (also, just have to get the essay done) {max $4000}
- Freeman Asia Scholarship (I have to get the names of a financial aid advisor and an international studies advisor before i can proceed with this) {max $7000}
- Benjamin Gilman Scholarship (can't apply since I didn't receive a Pell Grant this year) {max $5000}
- NSEP Scholarship (not applying for it because I want to get it for Grad School, although I realized too late that you can qualify for both) {max $20,000}
_ Student Visa
_ Plane Ticket
_ Pay Tuition (already paid the $200 deposit)
_ Housing (can do in May)
_ Pick Classes (can do in May)
_ Risk and Release form (can do in May)
_ Health Information and Emergency Contact Info form (can do in May)
_ Get Textbooks (can do after picking classes)
_ Life insurance (you have to get a Japanese one to go to TUJ)
_ Find cheap cellphone
_ Get supplies you can't get in Japan (such as a stock of perscription contacts, stronger medicine cause in Asia the doses are weaker, and deodorant because someone told me they don't sell under-arm deodorant in Japan because they don't sweat as much)
_ Get cheapest local transportation deals
_ Pack Luggage
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