musings from a journalism graduate
Yesterday I was lucky enough to spend the day at Tokyo Disneyland! I realise that I have skipped a day, but I am so excited to share all my photos from Disneyland so I shall come back to Saturday later! So much excite though seriously! When we went to buy tickets for Disneyland on Thursday, …
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So yesterday I met sumo wrestlers for the first time ever! Ermagherd sooooooo cool! It was so exciting! They came to university to show us how to make もち (mochi), which are Japanese rice cakes. They're sticky and chewy and pretty disgusting if you ask me, but they're super popular here! I think Japanese people …
So this is what I had for dessert tonight. Imma just let that sink in for a second...... And yes, yes it was just as freaking amazing as it looks. So, today was pretty full on despite my not waking up until 9am! I am enjoying this starting uni late business wayyyyy too much! After …
So bulk exciting things are happening over here in freezing Tokyo! I'll keep this one short because its 1.20am and I am getting tie tie! Today was my first day using the trains without getting lost/getting on the wrong train! Success! Much excitement was had in celebration! I also visited a mega Daiso (100 yen) …
Aw hai humans! I am alive and well here in Tokyo! (Eeeep! It just sounds cool to say!). So I'm like totally an international student at uni here. Which is actually pretty awesome! Although I'm starting to feel sorry for all those international students back home! I can finally understand the feeling of having no …
So it turns out Tokyo is actually ridiculously crazy. There are people and cars and signs and neon lights and Japanese words left, right and centre! Like seriously, who would have thought?! *insert sarcastica here* So this morning, after the most amazing sleep - there's something about sleeping horizontally for the first time in 48 …
So day one began in the typical emotional roller coaster type fashion that is arriving in a new country by yourself. I tend to pass through stages at this point, and I don't know if this is normal, but they usually go through amazement, anxiety, fear, excitement, jet lag, homesickness and the good old 'what …
