During the final part of my stay in Japan, I could not find time to write on my blog, but I experienced so many different things I will never forget. However, it would take me ages to write about everything now and… Continue Reading
Yesterday was the last day of the university summer holidays, and therefore I was back working today. However, I spent the last two days of my holiday on a slightly spontaneous 2 days and 1 night road trip to Nagano,… Continue Reading
Today I had decided that I would do some by-the-book sightseeing, but I ended up going back after only a few hours, as there were too many people, it was hot, and I was exhausted from the previous couple of… Continue Reading
So today has been both a good and a bad day… Why? Well, I spoke Japanese (and English) with some of the students when I joined them for lunch, had a good time with one of the guys helping me… Continue Reading
So far, I have mainly been walking around slightly confused, taking the wrong metro exit paths, and been getting lost… But today was my first day in the laboratory at Waseda University, the first day I asked for directions in… Continue Reading
I have spent A LOT of time learning Japanese in parallel to doing my PhD studies lately. Often when I should be working at home in the evening, I end up studying Japanese one way or the other… And yes,… Continue Reading