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Follow along for Nya’s adventures and updates around the world!

Los Angeles 2023 –> Tokyo 2024 –> Washington D.C. 2025

  • Japan Cost Break Down

    How much Did it cost to live in Japan? I lived in Japan for 4 months for my study abroad term. Now during the time I was here the yen had dropped way weaker than it has historically been, so for me as an American, things were relatively cheap. At one point, the yen fell


  • Homecoming

    ただいま Well, the day has officially arrived. It is time for me to head home. This summer honestly flew by so fast, I feel like I just got here and now it. I’m sad to leave, but I’m honestly really ready to go home. I miss my family, and I just want to have my


  • Top 5 Memories in Japan

    大切な思い出 I leave Japan one week from now, and amidst all the stressful packing and trying to get stuff home, I’m doing a lot of reflecting. I’ll probably go into more depth about all I’ve learned this summer in a later blog post, but I thought it would be fun to count down what were


  • Summer Festivities

    夏の浴衣会! Today we got to partake in a tea ceremony. The Tsuda Fureai Network is like a program, I think, through the school, and they help Tsuda Exchange Students have Memorable moments during their stay in Japan by experiencing Japanese culture.. This time, we got to wear a yukata (Summer Kimono) and experience Japanese summer


  • Wrapping Up, Packing Up

    How Do I get this stuff home?! I sadly leave Japan on July 30th. I really don’t want to go home, because going home means going back to reality. Lol. But I do really miss my family, so although I’m sad to be leaving, I am excited to see everyone and make going to Japan


  • Tokyo Disneyland

    ディズニーの日 We finally went to Disney!  My journey in Japan is starting to wrap up but I can’t leave without of course visiting Tokyo Disney. I went with Sam along with Sienna and her mom.  Tokyo Disney has two parks. Disneyland and Disney Sea. I’m not too sure what the difference is other than the