I guess this is a good way to tell about my struggles and achievements as an Erasmus student to those of you who are interested in knowing what´s happening in my life.

čtvrtek 21. září 2017

the typhoon and first week of school

-          Shopping alone. Managed to ask in Japanese if what I am buying is for washing the dishes and the washing machine soup.
-          First time using the washing machine and the dryer. None of my clothes are destroyed.
-          My first typhoon. While I was looking up on the Internet how to survive, a (Taiwanese) friend was trying to convince me to go to karaoke that day. “If it rains too much, we don´t have to go.” I decided that I am not that crazy yet but apparently they had fun… singing in the rain.
-          Also, all the typhoon advices said – just stay inside a building and you´ll be fine, unless the building is next to a sea or a river. Our dorms are literally not even ten meters from the river.



-          (8 mosquito bites just from today. Everyone else is fine.)


-          First week of school over!
-          I wasn’t very happy about my classes at first when I was trying to decide on my schedule but at the end they look quite awesome!
-          Japanese classes, Japanese economy, Hiroshima rediscovery, multicultural project, international development, 10 classes per week. The last too are mostly in English but still a good place to make Japanese friends and practice the language.
-          International development <3 a dream come true. The teacher works for United Nations, has a doctorate in international relations and speaks about six languages. We will visit the Unitar Hiroshima office with her. Her lectures connect the world and the people. What a composed graceful brilliant person.
-          Japanese classes pose the right amount of challenge. There is some frustration from misunderstandings but not a devastating one. Especially the teacher of the conversation class is an angel sent from teaching heaven. She also seems to think I am not completely stupid which is always pleasing.
-          Hiroshima rediscovery might be a little more frustrating challenge. The teacher´s Japanese is painfully fast but bring it on.

-          Multicultural project homework ends up being executed as late night drinking beer and watching old silent movies with Japanese actors.

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