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

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

  • Next station is: Shibuya

    次は渋谷 My feet are literally on fire after today ( ；∀；) I’ve never walked so much in my life. This weekend is leading up to the start of Golden Week, so I have no class Monday April 29th or Friday May 3rd. Golden Week is a national holiday in Japan, and according to one of


  • The Truth Untold

    What people don’t tell you about studying abroad I’ve been in Japan for two weeks now, going on three. We’re near the end of the month, and I’ve seen and did a lot. I’ve meet some cool people. I’ve done some fun things and tried some delicious food, but that’s all just the exterior. On


  • Next Station is: Shinjuku

    次は新宿 Yesterday, I went out and explored Tokyo for the first time, besides just going to the grocery store lol. Sam and I had planned to go to Shinjuku for about a week, and we decided to extend the offer to any other exchange students who were interested in tagging along. A group of five


  • School Days

    従業の１週目 First week of classes done! It’s been a very long week, and I’m honestly both physically and mentally tired. The class schedule at Tsuda is slightly different than back at home for me, so it’s taken some time to get adjusted to how things are. For starters, Tsuda does their year by terms. I


  • Here and There

    アメリカvs日本 A couple nights ago, I had an interesting conversation with some of the Japanese students. Me and another exchange student from France were asked about our home countries and universities. This lead to a discussion about what is different from our homes and Japan. Here are some of the unique comparison’s I’ve learned: 1.


  • Grocery Shopping in Japan

    買い物に行きましょう Yesterday was surely a long and draining day. At Tsuda, students mostly cook and prepare their own meals, so I needed to go to the grocery store. I can’t afford to keep eating out every meal lol. My classmate from my home university, Sam, and I decided to go shopping together. I first started