3/31/2009
So I am going to be studying abroad at Kansai Gaidai University during the Fall of 2009. Being a CIS student, I wanted to think of a way to record my experiences, the good and the not so good, of studying abroad in Japan. I also want this blog to serve as a guide for students who are interested in Japan, studying abroad, or studying abroad in Japan.
Wish I would have thought of creating a blog when I first went to the International Center in September 2008.....
But I didn't so I'm catching up....
The process has been really long and has required every bit of my patience and discipline to keep sifting through the continuous amount of paperwork. Even at this point, I still have more paperwork. For me though, Japan's worth it. Studying abroad and going outside of what is comfortable for a person requires different qualities. A person has to be somewhat independent and not completly relient on mommy and daddy. Not to say that they shouldn't be a guidence but one shouldn't be so relient that making decisions requires them. It also requires a hell lot of patience. I started my paperwork in September so I can study in the Fall and be in Japan around the same time...
Did you catch that? I'll repeat...
I started the process in SEPETEMBER.
I'm not trying to shoot dreams down because I hate that. I am saying it isn't simply "Oh hey I want to go to (insert country here)!" and fill out a sheet and expect everything to be finished and filled out by another person. It takes a lot of time and patience but it goes by fast if the paperwork is taken care of...on time. The staff at UCM's International Center(and I am sure this applies to other universities) is extremly helpful and will assist you in any way possible, but....
Focus of the post: Patience and realize that this process soely depends on you filling out paperwork and doing research.
Next post will show what I did to get started...and some important questions I asked the International Center.
So I am going to be studying abroad at Kansai Gaidai University during the Fall of 2009. Being a CIS student, I wanted to think of a way to record my experiences, the good and the not so good, of studying abroad in Japan. I also want this blog to serve as a guide for students who are interested in Japan, studying abroad, or studying abroad in Japan.
Wish I would have thought of creating a blog when I first went to the International Center in September 2008.....
But I didn't so I'm catching up....
The process has been really long and has required every bit of my patience and discipline to keep sifting through the continuous amount of paperwork. Even at this point, I still have more paperwork. For me though, Japan's worth it. Studying abroad and going outside of what is comfortable for a person requires different qualities. A person has to be somewhat independent and not completly relient on mommy and daddy. Not to say that they shouldn't be a guidence but one shouldn't be so relient that making decisions requires them. It also requires a hell lot of patience. I started my paperwork in September so I can study in the Fall and be in Japan around the same time...
Did you catch that? I'll repeat...
I started the process in SEPETEMBER.
I'm not trying to shoot dreams down because I hate that. I am saying it isn't simply "Oh hey I want to go to (insert country here)!" and fill out a sheet and expect everything to be finished and filled out by another person. It takes a lot of time and patience but it goes by fast if the paperwork is taken care of...on time. The staff at UCM's International Center(and I am sure this applies to other universities) is extremly helpful and will assist you in any way possible, but....
Focus of the post: Patience and realize that this process soely depends on you filling out paperwork and doing research.
Next post will show what I did to get started...and some important questions I asked the International Center.
