Category: English

I am a big adherent of what was previously known as Mass Immersion Approach (and AJATT which serves as the basis for MIA). Its principles allow one to reach quite high proficiency level in foreign languages without going outside of your house. However, lately I have begun to realize that in order to really get the hold of your target language and know all the small societal as well as cultural nuiances in terms of words, one simply must be THERE. In my case, it is Japan. Japan is a very rich in culture country. While books and other media provide the rough image on how things work there, you never get the proper grasp of things and the language. I aim for the near-native level proficiency and being in Japan is a must for me.

Studying Japanese here in in Italy is impossible due to the lack of Japanese people to talk to. I want to to study in Japan not only to learn the language, but the use my talents and invest resources in a country where willing people have the means and possibilities to grow, in both their careers, and as people.

I will still continue to take on-line classes with huge stress and depression as we know how much we can get from online ..so its causing trouble and sense of inferiority and nothing else.

I am hoping I can integrate myself to the Japanese society by being immersed into their culture. I have noticed that through my intrinsic understanding of Japan through my experiences, people have commented that I could be mistaken as a Japanese, and I would be able to blend in almost perfectly to their society. I want to be able to use that to serve a better purpose. Because my focus for studying Japan was their language, and language is a main component in understanding culture, I want to connect with the Japanese people through stories. One way to do that is through manga, which is something I have been wanting to pursue for quite some time. I am not mainly interested in the otaku aspects of manga, although it was a major reason why I got into it, but rather how I can use manga to tell stories that pinpoints the psyche of the Japanese. But in order to achieve that, I must be able to be better at the language.

It is very inconvenient, as I don’t have any ground to make plans. If I knew when or if the travel ban will be lifted, I could plan around it. I will have to bet, whether I should give up my Plans to go to Japan and take a Plan B or if the ban will be lifted in time.

I currently have to get up at 2 am for my clases, which is both physically and mentally beyond exhausting, besides the huge financial loss for already paid accommodation etc., it also means a loss for my future as i cannot strive in the tasks i have mentioned above.

For all my classes in comparative law, which are very interactive, I can share the Swiss perspective and the Swiss legal rules. That’s interesting for both japanese students and law professors.

The disappointment would be huge. I have been waiting for so long already because I had already pushed back the date by 6 months to October 2020. If I have to wait 6 more months that will be a 1 year wait which is huge. We just need visibility because some of us have jobs, housing and it takes a long time to prepare. I am willing to submit to all measures and protocols to ensure the safety of the Japanese people. Thank you for considering us, this situation is extremely stressful and difficult for us.

This means that I will have to use my student money to stay in my hotel alone and this will affect my moral and physical health. I know that I have no future in France which does not correspond to me.

Not knowing when I will be able to come to Japan has taken a toll on me in several ways. First, I would either have to book a flight very spontaneously, which would make it very expensive, or book a flight and change it several times, which also increases the cost. As a university student with no stable job, this has inconvenienced my finances significantly. Second, in order to relocate to Japan, I am giving up my residence and most of my belongings in Germany. This requires quite some planning ahead and at the moment I am quite literally sitting on a packed suitcase. Third, I cannot prepare when or how I will take exams at the language school and I cannot adjust my study method accordingly.