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Finally! After studying Japanese every year since Fall 2016, I am studying abroad. I will be in the city of Matsuyama at Ehime University, which is the sister city of Sacramento.
Matsuyama is a neat place. Famous for different things like oranges (mikan), sea bream fish (tai), fried fish paste (jakkoten), haiku, a book called Botchan, and others. It seems to be more popular for tourism among Japanese people as opposed to foreigners, and the people who live there are very friendly as I experienced in January. Matsuyama is mainly famous for that book, Botchan. The author, Natsume Souseki, wrote a story based on his experience teaching at a middle school in the city and failing to make friends. The book is comedic.
My schedule for studying abroad is as follows
9/18/24 -> Board flight to Narita International Airport
9/19/24 -> Arrive in Japan and stay at my classmate's apartment in Edogawa, Tokyo.
9/23/24 -> Fly to Matsuyama
9/24/24 -> Move into the Miyuki dorm (again)
10/~~/24-> Classes start
8/~~/25 -> Return home!
I will be part of the "Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation," which I don't quite understand. They don't have my major, recreation administration, over at Ehime University so I will be a "special auditor" who will be primarily studying Japanese language and culture. It's cool because I can pick and choose whichever class I want, I just need to figure out how to transfer it over at Sac State.
I will be taking 7 classes in the Fall semester for a total of 12 units, which will transfer over and complete my Japanese minor.
Why English? I wanted to try to ease in the full-Japanese experience as I aim for the JLPT N3 level language proficiency. Three of my professors are foreigners (one Dutch, one German, and one American).
"Emica" the school mascot
School logo
Miyuki Dorm
Matsuyama, Japan. A "small" city of 500,000
Further info on Matsuyama and Ehime University:
33 Facts About Matsuyama
Ehime University Introduction Video
The Japan You Never Knew | VICE Guide to Ehime
Matsuyama Walking Tour
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