First Week

The trip over here was long and boring and riddled with nerves but once I actually got here and meet my host family I became a lot more relaxed. My host family, my counceller and the club chairman all came out to greet me at the airport and they were all incredibly welcoming, they bought me hot lemonade which really amused me. The trip from the airport was amazing, having my first look at Japan with all its tall buildings and tiny cars. We went over this huge bridge which I thought was absolutely brilliant at the time, looking out to the left you could see the city of Nagouya.

 Since then I have been having an excellent time, my host family took me to the city of Ise and we went to see the shrines of Toyoukedaijingu and Kotaijingu which are these temple like spaces surrounded by incredibly old trees. They rebuild the shrines every twenty years and have been doing so since 690AD. I have also helped my host mother cook dumplings and have been enjoying all the food that she makes. We have been to the supermarket together many times so far and they have all been very interesting experiences.

 On the 29^th I went to the city of Gofu for a orintation, there I meet five other exchange students, three of which have been here since the middle of last year. News has come in that we will be going on a ski trip together, aswell as going to the winter festival.