Shades of Autumn

by Josie Losh

#nofilter

Welcome to fall in Kyushu! I apologize to my readers at the loss of pertinence of this topic. It is far past fall. The fall season felt like time doubled, tripled, quadrupled, and then snapped back on itself, and BAM it was winter. I enjoyed this long autumn though, especially with the exceptional fall colors and sunny weather.

Fall Events: Saga Balloon Festival

by Josie Losh

Hello, everyone! As much as it may seem that I had dropped off the face of the globe because I have not written a post in ABSOLUTELY ages, here I am! What a slacker blogger. Good thing I'm here for more than a semester, otherwise I would have already missed blogging on the entire term I think! So, fall has passed, and now Kyushu is in the dead of winter. A few flakes of snow even fell today during class. The very first snow I've seen fall in Japan and I was stuck inside a classroom, unsurprisingly!

Starting Life in Japan

by Josie Losh

The temple near my apartment

It's been a week already since I left America, but it already seems like ages ago. Life has been so busy day-to-day, there's no time to think about slowing down! However, for the time being, I'm done with errands like registering my residence at the city hall and with the national government, setting up a Japanese bank account, obtaining the national health insurance, and paying my first month's rent at my apartment! Sadly, this also means that I have completely exhausted my Japanese cash! Especially after paying for groceries and household items! However, so far, I love life in Japan.

A Very Asian Non-Asian

by Josie Losh

An aerial view of Saga University (picture obviously not mine). [INTERCOH]

In a little less than a month, I'll be studying abroad Pacific University's only science-based exchange university in Japan: Saga University （佐賀大学）located on Kyushu. I have been studying the Japanese language and culture for 6 years and I just recently made the decision to make Japanese my second major (my first being Biology).