Hi everyone I’m 21 and planning to study in a Japanese language school for 1 year after I graduate in July through GGN. This is going to be my first time living abroad long term, so I’m equal parts excited and nervous. I was hoping to hear about other people’s experiences, especially around things like:
-What day to day life in Japan was actually like + daily living costs
-How easy or difficult it was to find a part time job, what to expect from that, and how manageable the work study balance was
-How easy or difficult it was to make friends both Japanese and international
-What the class structure was like at your school (hours/week, workload, pace etc)
-What tests/exams were like and how intense they felt
-How much time you dedicated to studying outwith class time
-Roughly how much you saved for your duration of study and whether or not that felt sufficient
-Any general advice / things you wish you had known before moving / any regrets
I’m also feeling a tad overwhelmed by the number of language schools out there and how to choose between them. So if anyone attended a school they really enjoyed or didn’t enjoy , I’d really appreciate hearing about it.
As I’m still in the planning stage feel free to ask me questions if more details would help, happy to provide more info 🤟🏻
Since this is quite a big commitment, I just wanna make sure I go into it as informed as possible. I don’t want to end up in a situation where I’m only a few months in and regretting my decision or wishing I’d thought certain things through more carefully. I am genuinely really looking forward for it but as previously mentioned this is gonna be my first time living away from home for a while, I’ve lived in the UK my whole life so I just wanna get a more realistic picture of what to expect as I myself am not even too sure what too expect atm 😅
Thanks in advance guys, I really appreciate any insight regarding your own experience studying in Japan 😁
by Razza_7