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

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

  • To the Movies

    日本で映画を見ている Sam and I went to the movies! Recently, the new Haikyuu movie, 劇場版ハイキュー!! ゴミ捨て場の決戦 (Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump) released in theaters across Japan. I really wanted to see it, so Sam and I found a theater not too far from campus in Tachikawa. I was super excited just to…


  • Club Welcome

    バーベキューをしましょう I ended up joining a サークル or school club at the beginning of the semester. I wanted to make friends, and while there were so many choices, I ended up joining the Wotagei Club, because my dorm neighbor had been so welcoming and kind to me. She invited me to the club she was…


  • A walk through Showa Park

    日本の美し自然 I’ve been a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. since spring 2022. One of the best parts about being in the organization is all the lovely and amazing women I get to meet who honestly take care of me like I’m their own child. When I went to California last summer, I…


  • Puppy Paradise

    犬カフェ On Monday, Sam and I went out for Golden Week. Monday was the day after Children’s day, so we had no class again. I feel like I haven’t been to class at all at this point lol. Sam wanted to visit a dog cafe. In Japan, these animal cafes are a pretty popular attraction.…


  • Exploring Traditional Japan

    次は浅草 It’s Golden Week, so today I had no class which means….exploring another part of Tokyo! I think I’ve been feeling a bit homesick lately, and I didn’t think it was a good idea to sit in the dorm all day. I decided to visit Asakusa for a change of scenery and a different atmosphere.…


  • 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…