[Serionii]

Has anyone studied abroad to Spain before? If so, what program were you sign up for and how much was it? How many weeks were you there for? Can you tell me about your experience? Did it help you enhance your Spanish skills? Any scholarships (please provide links if possible, thank you)? Any information would be GREAT! Thank you so much!

[akajoe]

does anyone know about a program where I can travel around the world or something for summer?

[ShiningGirl]

I'm signing up for the EAP program here in California. I'm planning to go to Japan this spring. I was wondering if anyone has tips on studying abroad there. I haven't learned Japanese yet, but I will be learning Japan for the fall and winter quarter. I hope that can at least help me get by. Also is there any tips on where to go. Like the best places to see in Tokyo and surrounding areas? Thanks!

[echoism]

I'm signing up for the EAP program here in California. I'm planning to go to Japan this spring. I was wondering if anyone has tips on studying abroad there. I haven't learned Japanese yet, but I will be learning Japan for the fall and winter quarter. I hope that can at least help me get by. Also is there any tips on where to go. Like the best places to see in Tokyo and surrounding areas? Thanks!

If you don't know any Japanese, buy a phrasebook and memorize basic things like "where is the _____?" as well as emergency phrases and such. Two quarters of Japanese will teach how to say "hi! my name is___" and read katakana and hiragana and maybe a few kanji, but won't be very helpful for everyday life. (Trust me, I took over two years of classes and tutoring in Japanese and I was still lost sometimes while I lived there.) Be aware that barely anyone can speak English. They might be able to understand, but unless they're around their 20s to 30s or college age or younger, they'll be able to speak all of 5 words in it. Most major transportation has signs in English though, so that's okay.

Places to go...
In Tokyo: Daikanyama, Tokyo Tower, Harajuku, Shin-Okubo, Asakusa, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Tsukiji fish market, Akihabara, Ueno Park/Zoo
Around Tokyo: Yokohama, Kamakura, Nikko, Odaiba, Tokyo Disneyland (esp. Disney Sea), Mt. Fuji

[lovecubedlee]

I'm planning on doing EAP in taiwan.. anyone done it??!

[Tubuchu]

I want to go to London @w@
or Japan mainly London though
>w< them Brits are sexy
/gets shot

[peachy_keen404]

Hi~
I'm a high school senior in the US and am thinking of studying abroad in the Philippines for Undergraduate studies.

Does anyone have any experience studying abroad in the PI from the US? Thank you~



Edit: Nevermind- the graduate schools I have in mind don't accept overseas degrees :[


v Thank you for your offer BTW! You're very kind

[daisyink]

Hi~
I'm a high school senior in the US and am thinking of studying abroad in the Philippines for Undergraduate studies.

Does anyone have any experience studying abroad in the PI from the US? Thank you~

ah, well, i haven't studied abroad in the philippines, but i was born there so i may be of some help. xD; any questions you have in mind? :]


--> this summer i took japanese lessons in tokyo and stayed with a host family, and it made me love japan even more. i can't wait to go back! >^<

[Redux-Analogy]

--> this summer i took japanese lessons in tokyo and stayed with a host family, and it made me love japan even more. i can't wait to go back! >^<

I'm really considering staying with a host family to understand the language better. I know some basic stuff, but I really want to understand it as much as possible before I come back. Can you tell me about your experience?

[Keori]

I'm from the U.S. But now, I'm in Taipei, Taiwan and studying at the National Taiwan University. So far, the experience is okay. Can't wait until things speed up a bit. Anyone living in Taipei, Taiwan or studying there too? Maybe we can meet up and do something?

[daisyink]

I'm really considering staying with a host family to understand the language better. I know some basic stuff, but I really want to understand it as much as possible before I come back. Can you tell me about your experience?

yes, sure!

i don't know if this applies to the majority, but for me, staying with a host family helped me soooo much more than the three-hour lessons i had to go to. that's because instead of studying random topics, we would talk about things that you actually come across in real life. when you have to say things like "i'm going to take a shower now!" or "i'll be home late from school..." regularly, you learn japanese preeeetty quick. and it's so much easier to learn words that way--you can ask your host parents the meaning of the word, and if you don't understand their explanation, they can mime it to you or something. so that's really helpful.

if you stay in a dorm or apartment, you'll obviously be tempted to keep using your native language. when you're with a host family, it's a lot harder to do that. when you watch tv, it'll all be in japanese. even food packages will be in japanese. in that way, you get completely immersed, so your brain's focusing on japanese way more than if you just went to a class, did your stuff, and then went home and read an english novel.

oh, and one big bonus of staying with a host family is that they'll know their way around the city really well. they'll help you buy a subway card, show you the way around, etc. and in a city where you're pretty much illiterate--unless you're amazing with kanji--that is super helpful.

i hope that was helpful! if you have any more questions, just ask. :]

[tofupanda]

Hey guys,

I seriously am thinking about studying abroad in England (I'm eyeing Oxford or Cambridge) and I know you have to sign up here http://www.ucas.ac.uk/ and the process is really complicated with bunch of interviews and stuff, but I was wondering if anyone has actually gone to school in the UK? What was it like and what procedures did you have to do? And was financial ever a problem? I really want to go overseas to England but I don't know half of what to do. My counselor told me no one has ever gone to her about studying abroad...I literally went O__O; If she can't help me,I don't know who can so I'm trying to do research on my own.

If anyone knows or have gone to the UK, please help me! >.<

[Redux-Analogy]

daisyink

Thanks so much for the info! Yeah, I'm going to stay with a host family. I was really worried about getting around, because I hear Japanese streets are EXTREMELY confusing, and I'm TERRIBLE with directions. Do you know anything about Roppongi (I believe that's the name)? I did a bit of reasearch and that seems like the only place I'll be able to find products for ethnic hair and stuff. Is it a huge tourist area? I don't really want to get caught up in all that though.

seriously am thinking about studying abroad in England (I'm eyeing Oxford or Cambridge) and I know you have to sign up here http://www.ucas.ac.uk/ and the process is really complicated with bunch of interviews and stuff, but I was wondering if anyone has actually gone to school in the UK? What was it like and what procedures did you have to do? And was financial ever a problem? I really want to go overseas to England but I don't know half of what to do. My counselor told me no one has ever gone to her about studying abroad...I literally went O__O; If she can't help me,I don't know who can so I'm trying to do research on my own.

If anyone knows or have gone to the UK, please help me! >.<

I feel your pain...I had to do a lot of research on my own too, but if you're going to college, there should be a center for all of that. If you do a direct exchange (where a studen from there goes to your school, and you go to theirs) the price shouldn't be too different, but then again, it depends on the school. I've never been to the UK, but I do know a little bit about the proceedures of studying abroad. Is this your first year in college?

[echoism]

daisyink

Thanks so much for the info! Yeah, I'm going to stay with a host family. I was really worried about getting around, because I hear Japanese streets are EXTREMELY confusing, and I'm TERRIBLE with directions. Do you know anything about Roppongi (I believe that's the name)? I did a bit of reasearch and that seems like the only place I'll be able to find products for ethnic hair and stuff. Is it a huge tourist area? I don't really want to get caught up in all that though.

Japanese streets are really confusing. But you get used to it; you just have to print out a map every time you wanna go somewhere just in case, haha.
Roppongi is basically where most foreigners work/live. It's not very touristy unless you go close to Tokyo Tower. When I needed a relaxer I went to a little place called Room806. They have a bunch of products there. You can also find a few salons in Shibuya (not sure where though) and of course the army base.

[Redux-Analogy]

^Thanks for the tip! Yeah, I was reading up on Room 806 on a website a while back. I think that's probably my best bet. I REALLY did not want to have to trust myself to do my own perm, and I don't know what the rules are as far as chemicals being washed down the drain in Japan (maybe I'm coming up with issues that aren't even issues ). Army base...sounds frightening. I think I have a friend stationed there so he might protect me haha.

YIKES it's expensive though! I'm not surprised...Looks like I'll be saving up for nearly 100USD a vist.

[shoron]

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[xiwang]

Anyone studied abroad in Shanghai before? I'm going this spring through the CIEE program at East China Normal University and I'm super nervous because I've never been overseas out of the United States before. What's the city like? Will it be hard for me to get around? I'm Vietnamese but I've taken the first two semesters of Chinese at my university and I'm in the third semester right now.

[fujichan]

I'm signing up for the EAP program here in California. I'm planning to go to Japan this spring. I was wondering if anyone has tips on studying abroad there. I haven't learned Japanese yet, but I will be learning Japan for the fall and winter quarter. I hope that can at least help me get by. Also is there any tips on where to go. Like the best places to see in Tokyo and surrounding areas? Thanks!

Hi! I'm studying through EAP right now on the year long program in Tokyo (which uni are you going to? ^^ I'm at Keio...we don't start classes til next week tho <.<)

A couple quarters would help you out, but I know a lot of students who basically had to start from the most basic language class (in the summer program that we took required if you stayed for a year) even if they had remedial knowledge of the language. I'm not sure what the university would require/where you would be placed if you wanted to take Japanese classes there though...but maybe I can get some info for you As for getting around, you should be alright...there are english signs in many places including subways, some restaurants, etc. but if you need to talk to a Japanese person, just make sure you know the phrases to do so in advance ^^

in my first couple weeks, I hit up a lot of the 'hot spots'...akihabara, harajuku, shinjuku, tokyo tower, aquarium, concerts, shibuya, etc etc. I think it depends on what you're interested in tho ^^;; ikebukuro is great, so is yokohama....but yeah, it really depends if you're into shopping, food, sightseeing etc PM me if you need any more info? ^^ I'd be happy to help!

[tofupanda]

I feel your pain...I had to do a lot of research on my own too, but if you're going to college, there should be a center for all of that. If you do a direct exchange (where a studen from there goes to your school, and you go to theirs) the price shouldn't be too different, but then again, it depends on the school. I've never been to the UK, but I do know a little bit about the proceedures of studying abroad. Is this your first year in college?

There isn't...I ask the counselor and they don't know anything...they're absolutely useless. *sigh* Okay, I'll ask about that..thanks. ^^

No, I'm still in high school, but I'm looking around for abroad colleges ^^

[nikepanda]

Are you all studying abroad through your respective Universities?

I attend community college and thus there are not any college studying abroad programs here. Therefore I have to find a way to do a studying abroad this summer on my own.

I want to go to either Japan or Taiwan. Maybe I would travel a day or so in S. Korea.