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"I came to APU to improve my Japanese skills and meet people from different cultures. I really enjoy the life at AP House and making new friends there. A highlight of the program for me was the homestay. My host family was so friendly and they really helped me to see what life is truly like in the Japanese family home. I plan to make the most of the time I have left in Japan and will surely miss the friends I have made here".

"I visited Japan in 2010 on a short-term program and this experience really fuelled my interest in the Japanese language and culture. I have genuinely enjoyed life at AP House – the people are so sociable and always seem to be out in the corridors talking or cooking together. The visit to the Yasukawa Electric Corporation plant was really interesting for me and I enjoyed seeing all the industrial robots and automation equipment. As a computer engineering major, I really liked seeing the technical side of Japan".

"I've been interested in Japanese since I began reading Japanese manga and watching anime as a middle school student. But I am also interested in the traditional side of Japanese culture and have enjoyed taking part in the Japanese tea ceremony and calligraphy classes. My parents are from Taiwan so it is interesting for me to see the differences between Japanese and traditional Chinese kanji. A highlight for me was visiting CyberConnect2, a video game software developer. My career goal is to become a translator for Japanese video game software, so this was a great experience for me".