Hello, my name is Frida Martinez, and I am a senior at Arkansas Tech University, majoring in Environmental Science with an interest in languages. I am a first-generation Mexican, … [Read more...]

I am the pickiest eater ever. Just ask my grandparents. According to them I “have the taste buds of a five-year-old”. One of my major fears about studying here in Japan was the … [Read more...]

I deliberately scheduled my classes so that I would have a four-day weekend. Here at Nagoya University for Foreign Studies (NUFS) international students have Friday off so they can … [Read more...]

I have lived away from home before and I have been at university, living in the dorms, but being here in Japan is different. I miss my mom and dad, and my friends but I’m homesick … [Read more...]

After a Thirteen-hour flight from Chicago to Tokyo I was exhausted. I was beyond exhausted; only the adrenaline of stepping foot into a new country was keeping me on my feet. The … [Read more...]

Despite having been in Japan for almost two months by now, it still does not feel real that my new normal is walking around the beautiful city of Nisshin. Last week one of my … [Read more...]

By now, I have had about one week of classes. Since I am taking none of the Japanese language courses, I had to sign up for seven classes to keep my visa as NUFS requires me to … [Read more...]

This past week was probably the hardest one so far. I was hit with my first wave of homesickness that made it hard to find the energy or motivation to do much else but stay in my … [Read more...]