O-Week, Niagara Falls and Hail Stones

                        If I had to sum up Canada in one word, my immediate thought would be ‘huge’. Huge cars, huge roads, huge distances between literally everything, huge portions… you

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HURON! Oi Oi Oi!

Arriving in Canada for Huron’s International Pre-Orientation week barely gave me any time to catch my breath – or recover from the jet lag – before being thrown head-first into Western’s ‘O-Week’. After some hesitance and confusion at the constant

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Food in Japan

Munching on a digestive biscuit as I type this, I can certainly assure you that I am a fond lover of food. For this reason, the delectable delights of Japan are soon to be a very important feature in my

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Heritage and History

  Kyoto is renowned for its rich heritage and history. With around 2000 temples and about 300 elusive geishas, this city is a bridge between the past and the present. This overwhelming presence of history is one of the main

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Konnichiwa!

Konnichiwa, watashi wa Jolif Guest desu./ Hello, my name is Jolif Guest. Welcome to my blog where I’ll be writing about my experience of living and studying in Japan, beginning in October. I have just completed my second year of

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