Hi everyone, I’m Plato, a third-year student studying civil engineering at the University of Southampton. I went on exchange to the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) in the academic year 2024-25, and would love to share some insights about it!! Why
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All the way in the Far East
Summarising a Year Abroad in Japan
So much is said about Japan. It is one of the most talked about and travelled to places in the world, and you’ll seldom find someone who doesn’t either dream of going, or has had the pleasure to travel there
Read moreStudy Abroad, Anxiety, and South Korea
Just over four months ago I was packing my bags, preparing to travel to Seoul to begin my semester abroad. And I was terrified. I suffer with anxiety daily anyway, ordering a coffee can cause heart palpitations so the idea
Read moreLong Awaited Reunion and an Insane City–Tokyo.
As the Korean academic year is the other way round, we have a very long break in the winter—just over two months! When planning the year I was adamant that I’d spend this time travelling across some of Asia, using
Read moreI’ve Decided to Climb Mt. Fuji in Aid of Epilepsy Society
“He who climbs Mount Fuji is a wise man, he who climbs twice is a fool” I don’t want to be a fool so I’m only going to climb it once. Unlike my dad who has climbed it 5 times! I
Read moreWhen Mum and Dad Came to Town
When my parents first new that I was going to be studying in Japan for a semester they knew it would be a perfect excuse to finally come back to the country they spent over 6 years living in and
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