Two weeks ago, I went to my host family’s house. To get to their house, I had to take a 15 minute train ride from the city I live in the direction opposite of Tokyo. I left at 10:30am, and it was beautifully sunny out. On the way to Hino, the city they live in, [...]

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Sunday, Chloe and I took a trip over to Takeshiba and Odaiba. It takes about an hour from where we live, even when we hopped onto the special rapid.
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Sitting in Mitaka waiting for the special rapid to come. Our adventure was rainy.

Takashiba pier.

Takashiba pier.

I have no idea what this was, [...]

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Yesterday evening, the American girls met up with some Japanese friends to go over to Takagawa to celebrate Shana’s birthday. Chloe and I were told it would be a “all you can drink/eat in 2 hours for $20″ extravaganza. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite turn out that way. Regardless, we had some food and drinks, watched [...]

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Yikes! I haven’t written anything during the month of May yet. I’m sorry, everyone! Aside from very few trips, I really haven’t been doing much of anything that isn’t reading, writing, or going to school.
Golden Week was Thursday, April 29 through Wednesday, May 6. Golden Week is a bunch of single holidays that happen to [...]

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Hello everyone.
About Me
First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Elizabeth. I’m 23 years old, and I am a sophomore/junior at Central Washington University. I’m majoring in Japanese language, hence why I am studying abroad in Japan. My main motivation for learning Japanese is my love for Japanese rock music. Outside of Japanese, [...]

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The Central Washington University junior arrived in Tokyo, Japan in March to participate in an intensive Japanese language program at Asia University. With a love for J-rock, 23 year-old Elizabeth is planning to attend various concerts and events in the area to get a real taste of the Japanese music scene. Currently she is working [...]

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