8/22/2008 - Postcards From Abroad: Paris in Japan
Paris in Japan
12th Grader Paris recently sent us a “postcard” in which she describes her AFS experience in Japan
On Host Families
My favorite way to spend a day in Japan is hanging out with my host mom. She’s absolutely hilarious and I love bonding with her.
On Friends
I have so many great friends in school, but I really clicked with Ami, a girl from AFS camp. Since we left camp we e-mail each other almost everyday, and we are trying to find a good time to meet again! I love her like a sister.
On Food
I can’t get enough of SUKIYAKI. When I first looked at it, I thought it didn’t look so delicious. It’s a mix of veggies and beef…which sounds normal, but it’s the sauce that they are cooked in that makes it absolutely heavenly. It’s a normal request to my host mother when she asks what Id like to eat for dinner!!!
On the AFS experience
Since coming to Japan, I am more of the person I always wanted to be.
I was never a shy person, but I’m more outgoing in Japan because my time is limited here and I want to meet as many people as possible. But most of all, my love for the world and its people grows more and more everyday. We really are all the same. And although we are separated by oceans; We love, grieve, cry, and hope in the same “language”. “The Human language”. Emotion. Maybe my biggest transformation is being able to recognize this.
On Exchange Programs
The things you will learn during your exchange can never be taught to you in a classroom setting. Being an exchange student is about understanding. Knowledge may be power, but understanding leads to change…. Just keep an open mind and an open heart, and the rest will come naturally.
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