Okay, so I know it's been quite awhile since my last post and to be honest, I've been lazy lately. But while not producing much online material may be an unfortunate side effect of my laziness it's not the only reason why I haven't posted much. In fact, you could say I've been pretty busy as well. After attending my first month's worth of classes I feel I can say that I'm pretty much used to everything by this point. The first couple weeks was spent getting used to the time change, as I was frequently dead tired by the end of the day, doing orientation at Hosei University which included applying for health insurance and setting up class schedules, getting used to the train stations, and also just adapting to the sudden cultural change.
So it's not like I've done nothing these last thirty days of my online absence. Of course, while I haven't posted anything in terms of new material here on my blog, I have actually uploaded a few videos online on my YouTube channel which I call
Destiny Japan. There I'll be uploading interesting videos about things I may find in Japan as well as food and I will be uploading a series of videos that will be collectively called "The Online Guide To Budgeting As An Exchange Student In Japan."
Now that after all of that is said and done, I'd like to show you guys a little bit of what a standard dormitory room will look like if you choose to study abroad at Hosei and decide to live in one of the dorms it provides:
In the dorms that Hosei University provides exchange students we are given a desk, chair, bed, bookshelf, and some more storage space in the form of something like a small closet. So while it's not the most spacious room on the planet it is enough and actually quite comfortable in my opinion. On top of the furniture we are also given a lamp and air conditioning which also works really well as a heater. Now that it seems to be getting hotter however, I don't foresee me using the heater function of the air conditioning system much longer, not that I've used it that much anyways.
I should also mention one more thing about the air conditioning which pertains to my room alone. Apparently, my room is the only room with a wireless remote to control the air conditioner and all of the other rooms, so I've heard and from what I've seen, have remotes that actually connect to the system itself.
One downside to the rooms themselves though is that the walls are VERY thin so don't expect to be doing any crazy parties without being a complete annoyance to the students sleeping next door. But hey, that's what Karaoke Bars are for right? Speaking of which, if you intend to do any late-night activities you might find your efforts semi-halted due to the strict 12am curfew. What this means is that they close and lock the doors to the dormitory at 12am and if you aren't back in time you have to stay out all night. There may however be occasions where traveling or having-too-much-fun events require you stay out all night so in that case it probably won't matter much anyways. Just remember that when going out late at night to have fun, stay safe, and that Tokyo is WAY more fun when you're with friends.
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