Hello and welcome to my blog!
My name is Tabea, a 17 (18) years old girl from Germany.
With this blog I want to share my experiences, stories and thoughts during my 10 months long exchange to Japan.
A bit about me:
-She/her
-human ?
-Hobbies: volleyball, horseback riding (well until I went off to Japan), writing, drawing, anime & manga
-music fan (JRock, Kpop,....)
-graduated from German High School this year, 2018
-language "skills" (i dunno if i can call it that): English, French, Spanish, does Latin count?, Japanese (in progress...kind of?)
Why did I come to Japan?
Well, of course my first contact with Japanese culture was through anime and manga but soon enough that interest grew and I wanted to know more about this foreign country that is so different from what "Westeners" know. I love watching YouTube videos with interviews and all with foreigners (not only Japanese). So I got even more interested and wanted to experience everything myself.
What I want to achieve during my stay:
Like everyone else, improve my Japanese and get to know Japanese culture.
Another thing I want to do is telling people about my own culture, erasing prejudices.
The exchange program, that made this trip possible:
https://www.sts-highschool.com/de-de/