I went to Japan!

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My friends before getting on the airplane bound for Chicago!

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The students from my school who went on the trip before our Tokyo Orientation

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Meeting the U.S Consulate and Okinawan ambassador 🙂

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We all look really bad, but this was after meeting the U.S Consulate in Okinawa 🙂

For the days of June 9th to June 19th, I was selected from the KAKEHASHI Program to take an exchange trip to Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa). It was literally the most exciting days for me. When I was younger, I have seriously dreamed of going to Japan but I never thought I would be able to go because my parents have been in the worst financial conditions. The fact that this happened to me meant the world to me, and the Japan Foundation, MOFA, my sensei, and everyone else involved have made me the most happiest person. I really wish I could study abroad or live in Japan. Any area would do in all actuality. As long as I am in Japan…

I shall talk about my trip. It was a short trip, and I remember most everything in detail.

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