{"id":22152,"date":"2026-04-24T11:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=22152"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:33:11","slug":"life-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/2026\/04\/24\/life-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"Life lately"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here\u2019s life lately! I\u2019ve been having such a rewarding experience so far. I\u2019ve been to so many new places and learned so much!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s8L4CR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55221781141_b88ed0e3e7_z.jpg\" alt=\"Kwansei Gakuin University\" width=\"292\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kwansei Gakuin University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyday I learn a new word from my Japanese dorm friends and going out to fun places with other international students. The culture here while is strict it is so rewarding, it made think deeply about my culture and our behaviors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s8L4Hq\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55221781406_0928ce5941.jpg\" alt=\"Kyoto with international friends\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kyoto with international friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As of now I\u2019ve only met amazing, kind, understanding people who are always willing to lend a hand for any trouble I encounter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s8FqDj\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55220876252_bc8c47a8dc_z.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner at the dorm\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dinner at the dorm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They are always willing to teach me Japanese so I can be more \u201cneitibu\u201d (local) and teach me their customs like \u201citadakimasu.\u201d Every place I\u2019ve visited has left me in awe and I\u2019m just having such a great time learning and exploring in Japan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s8Fqzb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55220876012_7fd71c4cdc_z.jpg\" alt=\"Dontobori\" width=\"292\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dontobori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s8L4B8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55221781041_7f408796b5_z.jpg\" alt=\"Osaka Castle\" width=\"292\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Osaka Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about this blogger\u2019s study abroad program: <a href=\"https:\/\/mystudyabroad.missouri.edu\/_portal\/tds-program-brochure?programid=10032\">Kwansei Gakuin University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s life lately! 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The culture here while is strict it is so rewarding, it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[199],"class_list":["post-22152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-japan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22152"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22186,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22152\/revisions\/22186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}