Since I'll be going to Japan this summer, I thought I'd finally get off my lazy bum and make a blog where I can write about my exchange and everything else. Voilá! Be proud of me! I'll be writing in English, seeing as it'll make it easier for me to blog using Japanese keyboards. Also, I could use the practice! XD
Anyway, I thought I'd let you know what I've figured out...
Anyway, I thought I'd let you know what I've figured out...
This is what I know about my exchange so far:
I'll be traveling with Rotary, a private organization. They're so helpful!
I'm going to Kagoshima prefecture, located at the southwestern tip of Kyushu island. Here I'll be living in Kagoshima City, with a population of about 605 650. (Larger than Oslo, anyway.)
I'm going to attend Kamikawa English School, which is lead by Sakio Kamikawa, incidentally also a member of Rotary.
(I sure hope the lessons will be in Japanese, though... In spite of the school's name. :P )
Kagoshima has a sub-tropic climate and is the 2nd largest hot springs region in Japan! Yay!
It has one of the world's most active volcanoes, Sakurajima, and apparently people use umbrellas to protect themselves from falling ash as much as rain. XD Also, Kagoshima has a rich history, having been the center of the territory of the Shimazu clan of samurai.
...I need to read more about this..
According to Wikipedia and some other (more reliable) sources, they speak an almost incomprehensible dialect here. But not to worry - my Japanese teacher has assured me that most people nowadays can or do speak standard Japanese (Tokyo dialect), so I think I'll manage.
I'm going to Kagoshima prefecture, located at the southwestern tip of Kyushu island. Here I'll be living in Kagoshima City, with a population of about 605 650. (Larger than Oslo, anyway.)
I'm going to attend Kamikawa English School, which is lead by Sakio Kamikawa, incidentally also a member of Rotary.
(I sure hope the lessons will be in Japanese, though... In spite of the school's name. :P )
Kagoshima has a sub-tropic climate and is the 2nd largest hot springs region in Japan! Yay!
It has one of the world's most active volcanoes, Sakurajima, and apparently people use umbrellas to protect themselves from falling ash as much as rain. XD Also, Kagoshima has a rich history, having been the center of the territory of the Shimazu clan of samurai.
...I need to read more about this..
According to Wikipedia and some other (more reliable) sources, they speak an almost incomprehensible dialect here. But not to worry - my Japanese teacher has assured me that most people nowadays can or do speak standard Japanese (Tokyo dialect), so I think I'll manage.
1 comment:
Du er så masse heldig som skal til Japan! Ikke bare for 1 uke eller noe, men for et helt skoleår! Din heldiggris^^ Hvis du kjeder deg en dag så kan du jo se litt på bloggen min og:p Er litt copycat og lagde en på blogger^^ Du overlever sikkert^^
http://lilledyret.blogspot.com
I think..:S
Vi må sees snart! En ordre fra min side:P Masse glad i og savner masse! ^.^
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