To international students at Ritsumeikan University, not only university life is new, student life in Japan is brand new too. They both could bring tons of new experience. For this blog entry, we invited Sulvienna Esther Susanto (Indonesia) of Global Studies (GS) major to share with us an episode of her experience in Japan.

Post by International Admissions Office in collaboration with an International Student Ambassador.

Living on one’s own can be challenging for new university students, especially international students who came to Japan across the oceans. Our dormitories, as a living setup, has many advantages, including short commute time to classes, and easy access to other on-campus facilities such as libraries and gyms. Global Studies Major student, Apra Jain (India), was happy to shed light on her housing choice, and share some of her Instagram-worthy moments of being a student at Ritsumeikan University.

Post by International Admissions Office in collaboration with an International Student Ambassador.

Moving to a new city is an adjustment for everyone, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. In this article, Miranda, a third year CRPS undergraduate student studying shares her experience of adjusting to her new life in Japan and how she uses that time to discover her newfound hobby; photography. From what was supposed to be a distracting photo hunt, grew a curiosity leading to one of her current favorite pastimes. Through this article, she wishes to share that keeping yourself occupied during the early adjustment period is important and it might lead to new exciting discoveries as you start your life in a new place.