My first entry probably the wirrste of all, I write, I collect all the experiences and thoughts I had up to that date as foreign "half" year in Japan, wants to finally make a start. For I do wonder for half a year, which is important, interesting, helpful or just everyday, and I want to write anything in this blog is to deal with the said year abroad. Although now all thoughts assail me, I will try everything so clear and understandable as possible.
times I start with the application for the year abroad, which may be offered at our university under the name of Mr. M. Japanese Studies program. Apply
we had already last year (2007) in November, what we, as a last resort, only 1 week before the announced deadline. Last resort because we are actually a year early for the study program, but there had been advertised enough, has been extended the offer on our terms.
For general information about the person should have a one-sided research projects will be prepared, but what I found very difficult, because there are actually my efforts in Japan in the Japanese research in learning, not about anything else. Still fell me a topic with which I was happy though, which was, my Sensei but skeptical. I'll let's see how far I can deal with it at all in Japan. After the application had
we still take a placement test, but thankfully not too difficult to weight a lot, because we had just enough candidates. Thus, the test only the length of stay and study has been set.
For me: Kobe - 1 / 2 year (! Later turned out that I will fly over for the 2nd half, ie from April 2009 - October 2009)
Now we had to all Documents for the university and complete by March 2008 issue. For those students who already fly the same in October 2008, this became necessary for me far too early, because the photographs and the medical report (which I now only in October late filing must ) may be up to 6 months old. * Sigh * What can you do? The
have my fellow students and I have often wondered since we signed the Japan study program. For though one might think that our Sensei, who has already done several times but the experience, and has information for us was, but the only thing he could tell us definitively: "I do not know ..." and "harassing the partner universities do not ...". Oh great ...
My fellow students, who are already in Japan, have already had to "painful" experience, which can have this attitude towards the unknown consequences for ...
If interested: http://akemi1.livejournal.com/ is the address to a blog one of my fellow students in Tokyo. Back to my little
Report
So after my "preliminary" complete document was released, I'll wait until at least December for a response from the university with more information.
Now in October I have to order the medical advice, vaccinations and what else do medical care arises. Probably I will also book the flight so I have to pay € 1000 not on it.
The money is anyway a matter of how and when and how much, because a student has to give, unfortunately, does not have to much money without debt. Nevertheless, I will
"apply" probably in the student loan office for a foreign student loans to my ~ 400 € per month increase to secure or because I do not know how and if I can work in Japan.
In general I have great fear to find myself in Japan can not handle, and I hear from all sides on the one hand, "You sort it out" and from the other side: "I'll help" . So what I'm afraid?
Well ... I'm not as confident ebebe and other fall unwillingly to the load.
I hope to overcome these fears anyway, but when you consider it right, I still have half a year to learn and prepare myself. ^ ^
think I pity that a friend of mine who wanted to come with me to Kobe, decided in June, the study and thus also to cancel the stay abroad. So I fly up to now "alone" to Japan. Although the spot is a student of our university, but unfortunately I did not have much contact with him, also I just prefer my girlfriend, which does not mean I do not like him ^^'''.
Yes, I think it was only once so far. When something new comes, I write again.
times I start with the application for the year abroad, which may be offered at our university under the name of Mr. M. Japanese Studies program. Apply
we had already last year (2007) in November, what we, as a last resort, only 1 week before the announced deadline. Last resort because we are actually a year early for the study program, but there had been advertised enough, has been extended the offer on our terms.
For general information about the person should have a one-sided research projects will be prepared, but what I found very difficult, because there are actually my efforts in Japan in the Japanese research in learning, not about anything else. Still fell me a topic with which I was happy though, which was, my Sensei but skeptical. I'll let's see how far I can deal with it at all in Japan. After the application had
we still take a placement test, but thankfully not too difficult to weight a lot, because we had just enough candidates. Thus, the test only the length of stay and study has been set.
For me: Kobe - 1 / 2 year (! Later turned out that I will fly over for the 2nd half, ie from April 2009 - October 2009)
Now we had to all Documents for the university and complete by March 2008 issue. For those students who already fly the same in October 2008, this became necessary for me far too early, because the photographs and the medical report (which I now only in October late filing must ) may be up to 6 months old. * Sigh * What can you do? The
have my fellow students and I have often wondered since we signed the Japan study program. For though one might think that our Sensei, who has already done several times but the experience, and has information for us was, but the only thing he could tell us definitively: "I do not know ..." and "harassing the partner universities do not ...". Oh great ...
My fellow students, who are already in Japan, have already had to "painful" experience, which can have this attitude towards the unknown consequences for ...
If interested: http://akemi1.livejournal.com/ is the address to a blog one of my fellow students in Tokyo. Back to my little
Report
So after my "preliminary" complete document was released, I'll wait until at least December for a response from the university with more information.
Now in October I have to order the medical advice, vaccinations and what else do medical care arises. Probably I will also book the flight so I have to pay € 1000 not on it.
The money is anyway a matter of how and when and how much, because a student has to give, unfortunately, does not have to much money without debt. Nevertheless, I will
"apply" probably in the student loan office for a foreign student loans to my ~ 400 € per month increase to secure or because I do not know how and if I can work in Japan.
In general I have great fear to find myself in Japan can not handle, and I hear from all sides on the one hand, "You sort it out" and from the other side: "I'll help" . So what I'm afraid?
Well ... I'm not as confident ebebe and other fall unwillingly to the load.
I hope to overcome these fears anyway, but when you consider it right, I still have half a year to learn and prepare myself. ^ ^
think I pity that a friend of mine who wanted to come with me to Kobe, decided in June, the study and thus also to cancel the stay abroad. So I fly up to now "alone" to Japan. Although the spot is a student of our university, but unfortunately I did not have much contact with him, also I just prefer my girlfriend, which does not mean I do not like him ^^'''.
Yes, I think it was only once so far. When something new comes, I write again.
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