The People
One of the best parts about
studying abroad is you get the chance to make friends with
people form all over the world who you may have never met
otherwise.
A great way to meet people when studying abroad is to enter clubs and get involved at the school you are studying at.
I was asked to attend a freshman welcoming party during club recruitment at the college and decided to go to check it out.
In addition to making some great friends, I got to go on trips to other areas of Japan outside of Tokyo with them.
This was a large club and as all of the other students in the club were Japanese, my language skills improved greatly.
We went to Kamakura and went on an overnight trip to Yamanashi where we had a barbeque, played card games, and explored the area.
This was a relaxed club with only a few members and club activities involved going to restaurants in the area around the college.
The club met only once a month and had two bigger trips over the year.
It was a great chance to get to know a few students personally and find great food.
The semester culminated in a trip together to a restaurant by the beach followed by shaved ice at that beach.
Here are some of the other clubs that were offered at Musashi
Even so, I made some great friends with others studying abroad at Musashi and went on various small trips including one to Tokyo Disney.
We went on vacations together, short trips around the prefecture, and festivals during the summer months.
Living with a Japanese Family was an amazing experience and I would encourage others who study abroad to home-stay and get a true feel of what living in that country feels like.
A great way to meet people when studying abroad is to enter clubs and get involved at the school you are studying at.
ユースホステル部 （Youth Hosteling Club）
The first club that I entered at Musashi was called the Youth Hosteling Club.I was asked to attend a freshman welcoming party during club recruitment at the college and decided to go to check it out.
In addition to making some great friends, I got to go on trips to other areas of Japan outside of Tokyo with them.
This was a large club and as all of the other students in the club were Japanese, my language skills improved greatly.
We went to Kamakura and went on an overnight trip to Yamanashi where we had a barbeque, played card games, and explored the area.
真心ファミリー （Visiting Cafe's Club)
The other club that I joined while in Japan was called the magokoro family.This was a relaxed club with only a few members and club activities involved going to restaurants in the area around the college.
The club met only once a month and had two bigger trips over the year.
It was a great chance to get to know a few students personally and find great food.
The semester culminated in a trip together to a restaurant by the beach followed by shaved ice at that beach.
Here are some of the other clubs that were offered at Musashi
International Students
Because the other study abroad students lived together at the dorm, I did not have as much time with them as others.Even so, I made some great friends with others studying abroad at Musashi and went on various small trips including one to Tokyo Disney.
Host Family
Lastly, my host family was the most important relationship I formed during the study abroad and is a relationship that has lasted to this day.We went on vacations together, short trips around the prefecture, and festivals during the summer months.
Living with a Japanese Family was an amazing experience and I would encourage others who study abroad to home-stay and get a true feel of what living in that country feels like.