by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
It’s almost time for my study abroad journey here in Japan to end, and I must say that I’m rather sad about it. I’ve made plenty of friends here over the year, and though a lot of them are going to leave while I’m spending the week in Tokyo,...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
It seems like lately there’s been one thing after another in Japan. After the earthquake in Osaka that cancelled classes, we ended up with rain that lasted for about a week. It made it pretty difficult over the weekend since all the rivers had filled up and were...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
Perhaps one of the best times to be in Japan is spring; right around the time the new school semester started, we were able to see the cherry blossoms begin to bloom around Kyoto. Though I was sad to have to start school again after getting to spend so much...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
Moving backwards just a little bit into my time over break. I was lucky to have been able to visit a whole new country rather than returning home! At first I wasn’t sure what it was going to be like, but my friend that I’ve known for about 2 years was more...
by Mackenzie D | Jun 18, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
I’ll include my winter posts soon, so please be looking out for those, but I would like to begin with everything that has happened thus far this month. For the first time in a while, I was able to travel to Osaka after school. While Kyoto is a lovely and quiet...
by Mackenzie D | Dec 29, 2017 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
It’s been unbelievably fun here in Japan ever since I arrived in September. At first it was a little difficult to adjust to everything, and I’m still sad that fruit is so expensive to buy… But thanks to everyone living here at Utano International...
by Mackenzie D | Dec 5, 2017 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
As the season has changed from summer to fall, there are a lot more tourists in Kyoto. According to my Japanese teacher, they come to visit many of the temples and shrines that Kyoto has to offer. But also to see the ‘紅葉’, or Autumn leaves. At first I was...
by Mackenzie D | Oct 30, 2017 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
After the first week of coming to Japan, everything became a whir of trying to orientate myself here. There was a lot of paperwork we had to do for both the university and for Japan, not to mention I had to buy more groceries and the store near the bottom of the hill!...
by Mackenzie D | Sep 4, 2017 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
It’s a little difficult to explain what it’s like to leave the country for a year. At first, you can’t be more excited for it, but then the reality starts to sink in. Suddenly, you’re looking at your wallet wondering how you’re going to...
