I love Japan and being here is an incredible, once in a lifetime opportunity. All of this aside, however, this experience is filtered through a different lense than most other Asians because I am a …
Tokyo
350 Meters High in the Sky
On yet another Tokyo adventure, I stayed in the Wise Owl Hostels, featuring capsule beds! They are like your own little private room; I immediately fell in love. Probably it also helped that the mattress …
Claustrophobic
Last time I was in Tokyo, I was hoping I had seen more of the craziness Tokyo is known for, and my goodness did I find more than I could ever dream of on my …
Introducing Kellie
Though I was born in small town, Wisconsin, on being able to study abroad in big city, Tokyo, Japan, my interest in seeing more of the world has never had a better opportunity than at …
Apparently All of Japan is NOT the Same
This title may seem a quite obvious fact to anybody, of course everywhere within one country isn’t the same, but since I had only travelled to Tokyo, and for an extended period of time, for …
Korea Part II: When in Korea…
By: Maggie Butzen Here we go, on to part II of my trip over winter break to Korea. I know I’m a little late with this blog, but better late than never, right? While I …
Japan Is So Much More Fun When One Is NOT Sick
After finally being released from the hospital and conquering my medical issues, I was free to continue my fun experiences and explorations in Tokyo. These past few weeks I had a series of new experiences …
Medical Care in Japan…is GREAT!
By: Maggie Butzen First I would like to apologize for not writing in… 5 weeks…? But I honestly have a good excuse this time… I was hospitalized for an infected tailbone! I was admitted to …
A Day in the Life of Me
Hello readers (hopefully there’s more than one of you), I want to apologize for the lapse in blogs. I’ve been extremely busy with school work the past two weeks so the blog kind of slipped …
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Sixth months ago I nervously turned in my application to study abroad in Japan. My mind had been conflicted because even though I had such a strong desire to study abroad, my nerves about traveling …