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I Went to a Castle!

Greetings readers! I cannot believe that it has already been one month since I arrived in Japan! Is that crazy or what!? Time sure has flown by here. Though I haven’t done anything crazy exciting, I have done a few cool things outside of my school life, which is what these series of posts willContinue reading “I Went to a Castle!”

My First Few Days and Life at School

So far, things have been going pretty great for me here in Japan. And, as I predicted, I have fallen a bit behind in my blog posts. Oops. Well, let’s do a quick catch up with a focus on my school related life, because aside from a few small adventures I’ll share in another post,Continue reading “My First Few Days and Life at School”

Off to Ikusaka!

Finally, the day I had been waiting for for so long finally arrived! It was time for me to head to my teaching placement and get to see where I would be living for the next year. Orientation wrapped up with one last breakfast for us before we set off for our placements. Some peopleContinue reading “Off to Ikusaka!”

Orientation

Before arriving, I had heard how crazy and exhausting Post-Arrival Orientation in Tokyo could be, but honestly it wasn’t that bad. It was mostly exhausting because I was jet lagged and they were giving us so much information. However, the fact that the JET Programme had everything organized and provided our breakfast and lunch everyContinue reading “Orientation”

Arriving In Japan

I am thankful that my departure for Japan wasn’t the first time that I had been abroad for an extended period, because I definitely would have been freaking out much more about going to live in a country very different from my own. My semester in Scotland with my sister and my semester/summer in FranceContinue reading “Arriving In Japan”

Welcome to My Blog!

Greetings reader and welcome to my blog! Chances are, you are probably only my mom and maybe some of my closest friends, but if not, thanks for reading and an extra welcome to you! Just in case someone who doesn’t know me happens upon this blog, my name is Brigitta Kaiser and I’m a foreignContinue reading “Welcome to My Blog!”