September 7, 2012

Jesse's Summer Web Post

Well, that being my first summer in Japan, I would have to say it went quite well.


With a change of host family a few days into it, it made the start a little unnerving. After I had settled in with my new family, however, it was a lot of fun, and also very productive. Now, the summer here is not just hot. It is certainly hot though, don’t get me wrong - we barely had a day under 30 degrees Celsius - but the hardest thing about the heat is the humidity. It kind of traps you, and you end up looking like you had a shower, before you have even had a shower.


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Asakusa is popular with the tourists. Source: schuelersprachreisen-community.de

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One of Tokyo Disney Sea's many shows. Source: 4.bp.blogspot.com

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Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park. Source: progressiveportal.org

The heat aside, Japan is a great place to be in the summer time, and I had trips with my family to Asakusa, Tokyo Disney Sea, and Hiroshima. Hiroshima, as you may well know, has the Peace Park and museum regarding one of the only two times that atomic weapons have been used. Although an admittedly sad place to go, I would say it is essential to go there, if you truly wish to understand why these weapons should never be used again.


Although a lot of time was spent hanging out and having fun, there was also a lot of time dedicated to studying, because my exchange company EF decided that their students should do over 120 pages of study for the summer break. Through this, and the conversations I have had with my host family, I think that my Japanese has improved. It was a great holiday and an excellent part of my trip so far.

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Seiritsu Gakuen is a private co-educational high school created in 1925 and it is located in Tokyo, Japan.

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