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Jackie: Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan \u2013 Semester 1, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nine months ago, just after Christmas, I was mentally preparing myself to go to Osaka, Japan to study at Kansai Gaidai University for 4 and half months. The whole thing terrified me. The thought of going to an unfamiliar country, where I knew two words of the native language, where I didn\u2019t know a single soul and where I would be on my own for the very first time in my life, gave me so much anxiety.<\/p>\n

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Me and my New Friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, I pushed through and on the 17th<\/sup> of January, with tears in my eyes and butterflies in my stomach, I said goodbye to my parents and went on my way. When I landed in Osaka I was a nervous wreck. I got through customs, pulled myself into the nearest bathroom and had a little cry. Little did I know I was about to embark on one of the greatest adventures of my life.<\/p>\n

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The first people I met at the airport were welcoming and lovely. They were exchange kids from all across the globe and all just as scared as me. There were some from America others from Argentina and myself from Australia (I guess we had an A thing going on?). We all stuck to each other as a survival method and became good friends. We hung out every day, had classes together and explored every inch of Japan that we could. We made friendships that I hope we keep for life.<\/p>\n

The schooling was very different from back home. It wasn\u2019t modeled on a Japanese system but rather an American. In a lot of ways it reminded me of high school. \"jackie_2\"<\/a>I saw the same people every day, we all hung out during set lunch times and there were certain classes that were mandatory (Japanese). It was nostalgic but exciting. Sometimes I found the curriculum a little frustrating compared to back home as it wasn\u2019t very academically challenging. I really enjoyed the Japanese classes I took and feel that they helped a lot. (If you are going to KGU, please, please, please<\/strong> take the Kanji class. I get it, it\u2019s intimidating but if you\u2019ve never studied Japanese before it will make your life so much better.)<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about QUT’s Student Exchange Options? Click Here…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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