February 7, 2011
Sayonara Richie
I had a great time meeting, and making, new friends in Japan! Many people helped me and made me feel comfortable in an unfamiliar environment. This will be the last post from me, as an exchange student. I will be back on March 25th but this time, I won’t be an EF exchange students, I will be entering school as a regular, 3 year, diploma track student!
During my time as an exchange student, I have lived with eight different families located in Saitama, Tokyo, and Chiba. This year I went sightseeing to many places in Tokyo. Sometimes I surprised even the Japanese when I tell them I went to Disneyland 10 times in 10 months.
The last two weeks I went out with a lot of people as a goodbye. I also paid a visit to every one of my fellow exchange students. I am really grateful for having the opportunity to study in Japan and I can’t wait to be back!
-Richie