Hey!
\nMy name is Pacia, and I\u2019m a Junior at Arkansas Tech University. I\u2019m an English major with a double minor in TESOL and Japanese, and I\u2019m going to study abroad in Japan next year. I\u2019m the first student from Tech attending Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, so I hope that by sharing my experiences I can help future Tech students be more prepared if they\u2019re considering- attending NUFS in the future. I\u2019ve been studying Japanese for 5 years, and hope to help my language abilities grow by living in Japan for the next year. I have been to Japan before, but only for about 2 weeks in high school, and never alone, so I\u2019m excited to see what this coming year has in store for me. Last time I went was about 2 years ago for a high school trip, where I went to Yamanashi for 10 days and stayed with a host family, and then we went to Tokyo for shopping. I can\u2019t wait to be able to see all my old friends in Japan, and I have no doubt that I\u2019ll also make many new ones while at NUFS.
\nI chose to study abroad in Nagoya mostly because of its location in Japan. It\u2019s centered nearly in the middle of the main island of Japan, Honshu, and I can easily travel practically anywhere from there. Also, NUFS has a great Japanese language program I\u2019m excited to attend, with regular cultural excursions to different places near Nagoya, and I\u2019ll be staying in an international dorm with people from all over the world who are studying Japanese just like me. I want to be an English teacher in Japan in the future, and there is no doubt that studying abroad is a great way to prepare me for that, and it has also been a goal of mine since early high school. Studying abroad offers a unique experience to study Japanese that you can\u2019t find in a regular classroom, and I\u2019m excited to soon start my journey living in Japan.
\nWhile I won\u2019t be leaving for another week, I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself a little, and share what I\u2019ll be doing next year with you. I’m super excited to be leaving soon, and can’t wait to go on an adventure next year. I’ll check back\u00a0in soon!
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