Ritsumeikan University has three campuses in Kansai (Western Japan), among which Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC) being the newest one.

Community and Regional Policy Science Major (CRPS) that study at OIC, have the option of moving into the OIC International House (I-House) on their first year of study.

In this blog entry, CRPS student Sakshi shares with us her experience at the OIC I-House and journey as an international student in Japan.

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.