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Category Archives: homestay
Program: Hokkaido International Foundation Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program
The Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF) offers the 31st Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program in Summer 2016. It is an eight-week summer intensive program targeted for those who have studied at least the first half of the elementary level of … Continue reading
Summer Program: HIF Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program
Already thinking about a summer language program for next year? Check out HIF, which has a February application deadline! — http://www.hif.or.jp/en/program/ Program Objectives The HIF Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program is a university level intensive summer course that focuses … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, graduate school, homestay, language schools, living abroad, study abroad, study tools, summer program, undergraduate
Tagged HIF Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program, Hokkaido, Hokkaido International Foundation, Japan, Japanese, language study, study abroad, summer, summer program
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Is Home Stay in Japan right for you?
The decision whether to do a home stay or to live in a dorm while studying abroad is a personal one. In order to make this decision effectively, you need to honestly evaluate yourself – specifically, what you can handle … Continue reading
Posted in culture, graduate school, homestay, housing, living abroad, main posts, study abroad, undergraduate
Tagged culture, culture shock, food, homestay, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, language, travel, travel abroad
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Choosing an unaffiliated homestay
Usually when you study abroad in Japan through your home institution as an undergrad, you get asked the big question: dorm or homestay? Most Japanese universities affiliated with sister institutions (for example, Gettysburg College is affiliated with Kansai Gaidai, and … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, do it yourself, homestay, Japan, Japanese culture, living abroad, resources, unaffiliated homestay
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 