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Study Abroad

DBSKIsMine

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So I'm leaving to study abroad in Japan on Tuesday and will be there until the end of July. Even though I've been studying Japanese for a year, I'm incredibly nervous that my language skills will be insufficient while I'm there. I've been studying like crazy since I moved back home from school 2 weeks ago and I feel so overwhelmed from studying so much at once that I feel like my head is going to explode.

Any advice?
 
None, really. Enjoy the experience and know that you will learn more Japanese in a single week than you've learnt all the time you've been studying it.
 
I'm going to be in France this fall, so I know how you feel! I was told to bring something completely relaxing to you [whether a favorite book, a video game, or something!] for you to do so you don't get to fried from being in another language. Headaches/migraines are apparently common because it's so mentally exhausting!
 
DBSKIsMine said:
So I'm leaving to study abroad in Japan on Tuesday and will be there until the end of July. Even though I've been studying Japanese for a year, I'm incredibly nervous that my language skills will be insufficient while I'm there. I've been studying like crazy since I moved back home from school 2 weeks ago and I feel so overwhelmed from studying so much at once that I feel like my head is going to explode.

Any advice?
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Learn more Japanese, I guess.

Also, the Japanese are an extremeley ethnocentric people, so be prepared. They will look down on you as a Neanderthal. Just the way they are.

Remember that they have a culture that goes back way farther than American "culture" and just be open minded about what they consider their "norm" to be.

Expect to spend lots of money because it is expensive to live there. Expect to be cramped because there is no room.

Try and check out the geisha clubs if you can get into one (They are extremely exclusive and do not like foreigners normally, but will cater to you if you know someone and have the money) The understanding and appreciation of the geisha culture will allow you a greater understanding of Japanese culture as a whole. I honestly and wholeheartedly recommend it.

Your first stop in Tokyo should be your country's embassy. Kyoto or Osaka, the Consulate. They will have information for you as to how to deal with Japanese culture. It is very different from anything you might imagine, so do it. You will not be sorry for taking the time, I promise you.

If you are looking for a gay scene in Tokyo, there is one, but be prepared. The Japanese do not see sexuality in black and white the way Westerners do. It is very normal for a Japanese man to have a wife/girlfriend and a child/children waiting for him at home. He is very likely to see an American the way straight Japanese men see western women - as a conquest or a trophy if you will. Fall in love at your own risk.

I wish you the best of luck in Japan.
 
I have studied abroad (in Spain) and I can say it is an amazing experience. Yes you're right, it is scary at first, but you will settle in and before long things will become "normal" to you.

However, it is true, that you get out of the experience what you put into it. You can't expect life there to adapt to you, you have to adapt to it.

In addition, you also need to be the one making the effort to make friends whichever way you can or like to do. Even if you use chat sites, it's better than feeling isolated. Friends are an important support network and will make your stay more enjoyable and rewarding.

In fact, after studying abroad, I have since chosen to stay abroad. I have just spent the last 3 years in Slovakia and am leaving in about 6 weeks. After that I will move on somewhere else. Currently, France and Italy are top of the list :D

I wish you all the best and I hope you enjoy this amazing opportunity. ..|
 
I got to study in the UK, so luckily there was no language barrier. My best advice is be prepared to be lost. And be as outgoing as possible. If there are other study abroad students, try to befriend them so you guys can help each other out with the language. Other than that, you will have the time of your life!!!
 
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