{"id":4070,"date":"2023-06-07T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T08:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/en\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T08:35:56","slug":"2023-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/en\/2023-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid staying too much in your comfort zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guillaume<\/strong> (France)<\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000 When did you decide to come to Japan?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

At first, I planned to go to Japan for travel years ago but after meeting Japanese people in America, my mind changed and in 2020\/2021, I took the decision to go study in Japan.<\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000Were you worried before coming?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

I did not have any worried about going to Japan. Obviously with the COVID no one knew when we could actually enter the country but that day came.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000 How long did you study in ARC?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0I started the school in October 2021 but being not able to enter the country, I did the first semester in France online.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000 Was there any specific subject you are happy you could study or that especially impressed you?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0Learning a language is the minimum to stay in a different country as well as you can learn the culture of this one. Learning the culture through the language was the most interesting. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000What were you doing outside of school time?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Outside of school time, I did either part-time job or manga studies. I went out with friends sometimes.<\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000 What type of accommodation do you live?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0I live now in an apartment but I used to live in a share house that for people that do not speak much of the language is really easy to live in.<\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000Do you think the cost of life in Japan is high?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The cost of life in Tokyo is not that different compared to France but if you find the good life tricks, you can make way less expensive.<\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000 After you arrived in Japan, did you experience any trouble?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0I did not have any kind of problems living in Japan but in my case, I already could speak a bit of Japanese when I arrived.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000What are your plans after you graduate from ARC?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Since I am already graduated from ARC, I already started my new school about manga.<\/p>\r\n

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Q.\u3000Do you have any recommendation for people who are considering the study abroad experience in Japan?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

If you really have the will of coming to Japan to live, I recommend as much as you can to understand the culture and respect the rules and manners of Japan. <\/span><\/br>\r\n

Avoid staying too much in your comfort zone and do not see Japan as a perfect country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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