Saturday, July 31, 2010

Departure Plans 1.1

So I'm waiting on my Certificate of Eligibility (CESR) from Japanese immigration. Received an email from school saying that they submitted my application early July, so I hope I hear back from them in the next couple of weeks.

In other news I've been researching banking/money transferring options, hostels and such.
I think I'll stay at this place called U-EN House . Looks nice and it's 2400 yen a night. Only need one night so it's decently priced compared to hotels. =)

Also just remembered that I need to fax my flight information to school by the end of August. Guess I should do it today or else I'll forget!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Departure Plans 1.0

So I bought my plane ticket a few weeks ago. Set departure is September 20, and I'll arrive in Osaka on the 21st in the evening. Still researching hostels/hotels around Handai since the dorms close in the early evening so I can't check in. =(

Also just received info about Handai's host family program. You're basically assigned a family and it's your responsibility as well as the host family's to decide when to meet/what to do. They also put in bold letters that the program isn't a home stay. Kind of wish they did have home stay programs. I think I heard somewhere that they have brief home stay periods but it's not through the school. Hmm, must look into this.