So I’ve decided to resurrect this blog after its quiet death.
First I’ll explain why I let this blog die out. Like I posted before, I couldn’t access the Internet at home or school . Because of that I could only update my blog at Rotary conferences, and if I did that I would only have 3 or 4 entries. But fear not, I’m back!
Well you see, right now I’m at the tail end of my second semester of my first year of college at Carthage College. It’s been fun here at Carthage, however the price of tuition is pretty steep and it’s going to increase again next semester. I had always planned on returning to Japan for another year as a university exchange student. So, while I was searching for potential exchange programs I learned of Temple University Japan Campus. Temple University Japan Campus or TUJ is a branch campus of Philadelphia’s Temple University. That means that TUJ is an American university and all classes, except language courses, are conducted in English. And it is also considered a Japanese university as well, so the degree will be recognized in the U.S. and Japan . After learning this I knew I was going to want to transfer, and I thought to myself, “If I can get fairly proficient in Japanese after only 1 year in Japan, just imagine how much better I could potentially get after 3 years!”. So, after getting a hold of some people I knew who had attended TUJ, I applied and was accepted.
Right now I’ve already turned in the information required to obtain a visa and have turned in the housing forms so I can get a dorm. And right now I am patiently waiting for more information from TUJ and and focusing on finishing my last semester at Carthage and keeping my GPA high.
PS. AHHHH YEAHHHH, OSAMA IS DEAD!
I feel like I too should have a blog. I’m mighty interesting. And a day in my life would be totally worth reading about…
Just saying.
Tad! This is Kathy! Long time no see! Good to see you may actually write in your blog now, haha.
You’re transferring to TUJ for sure then? Ahhh that’s wonderful! It sounds as if you won’t be studying at the Philadelphia campus at all though; that’s too bad, I go to UPenn which is also in Philly, so we could have hung out!
I remember looking into TUJ way back in the day when we were still high schoolers, but I’m glad I went Rotary and did a high school exchange. 
Well, best of luck and keep in touch! I’m so happy for you! And of course, if you ever choose to visit Korea, I can recommend some cool stuff to do/see.
Best,
Kathy