Sampai di Jepang!! (1st Week in Japan)

Osasiburiiii XD. Minna saan ketemu lagi. Ima Nihon ni imasu.

Alright, here i am in JAPAN. I just want to summarize my experience here for few days, 7 days in exact.

Do you want to know it? SURE.

First day, i was landing in NARITA airport. Well the weather here is so nice and kinda cold. Narita airpor was good and well organized. I think i dont want to describe it too much. Hahaha XD. Then after arriving in Narita, someone picked me up, i forgot his name, but i think his name is TAKAO san. He is very kind person, first time we met, he asked, do you understand japan languange? Then i spontaniosuly said. Ehm nihon go ga sukoshi dake which means i understand a little.

He said to me and Usi (one of my STEP student from IPB) to go to terminal 2, to pick up Quan (Vietnam) and David (Russia). HAHAHA. First time meeting someone new, awkward. Hihihi. But because, i knew a little about their country, (thanks for AIESEC), i could ask something which help me to make a comfortable conversation. David, from Ceko. He was so friendly, first time we met, he helped me to carry my heavy luggage. Quan from Vietnam, he was kind too, first time we met, i said XIN CHAO, kind of greeting from Vietnam, which i got from VU KANH CHI. Thanks chi J

Then we went ahead to the next station, TAKAO gave us 100 yen. He said, that coin for emergency call, hihi LOL. So kind hearted person. And i also met Elisya from Brazil, then she guided us to the station.

We travelled by densha (train). It was so nice, hihi and that was my first experience too. Then stop at, i didnt know where, a few people pick us up. Japanese people, who can speak English. They also helped us to carry our bag.

Before going to TUAT, we took a pray near station, there was no mosque, hahaha. We just prayed at open place. Luckily, no one seeing us XD. They just walked quickly, and went inside the train. After that we arrived at TUAT.

Old campus, strong building, nice scenery and people. I like the scent of the air here. Then we met, Kawabata sensei, Noma sensei, Nishimura sensei, and Honda sensei, they gave us the scholarship, 80.000 yen. They also took care about our insurance, we just payed it, and averything’s finished.

After signing some documents, we went to shop, for what? Of course SHOPPING TIME, hahha.

The things here are so expensive, Tokyo dakara -.-. i bought a bed and the price was around 40.000 yen. Takai desu yo.

Then, Honda san guided us to Koganei International House, it is near from the super market. I met Indra san and Mimaa san, two people who just had married recently, and vowed  a solemn promise, ULALALALA. best couple. Nakatsuchi-san and them helped us knowing the room and the rules that we had to obey as  international students here. And also for guarantee the building, i mean the room which i stay, i had to pay 30.000 yen, and around 9800 yen for renting the room. Nakatsuchi san is nice person, she is old lady, but still pretty, she is cheerful, i just feel like i am in my house, like she is my second mother here XD.

Since first day of arriving in Japan was too hectic, I was fallen a sleep after unpacking my stuff. Then, the bell rang, that was Indra san  coming. He gave us the stuff which will be useful for us, like plate, blanket, and everything. There are so many things still left, but unfortunately, those are in the Fuchu. So, for the next STEP Student, dont worry about everything, you just have to bring necessary things. You also have to bring snack, because it is really hard for me to find halal snack for the first time, dont forget to bring RENDANG or DENDENG, because you will really-really miss Indonesia food. Indonesia food here is so expensive you know, i will tell the price later. Hahhaha.

Second day in Japan, yaa i had to call my mom first, i got user id and the password for connecting the wifi here, i needed to go outside the room, down stair, near Koganei’s campus to get free wifi.  I called my mother about 45 minutes hahaha, i really miss her. Miss her anger XD whihihihi, and also her best food. Lampung is my home sweet home, even though i am in Japan, with so many things that i want to see here, i am still missing Lampung, hahahah but i wasnt crying at that time, strong girl, arent I ?

2nd day, 3 rd day in Japan, i just went to supermarket (D2, OK, Lawson store (hyaku en shop), nakaya, gyoumu, inegaya, etc). Mima san and Indra san guided us to there, lucky me XD. But, i need to remember the ways to get there absolutely. Here the picture of Gyoumu, the vegetable and food here are so cheap, and also there were so many food came from Brazill, Thailand, which are edible for us, as Muslim.

Gyoumu Suupaa

 And the 4th day, i went to SRIT, Sekolah Rakyat Indonesia, for Idul Adha Praying. There were so many indonesia people, hohoho and also there was bazaaar. Bazaaar for selling indonesia food, like bakso, fried rice, dendeng, nasi padang, etc. Too bad, that was heavy rainfall, the weather was so cold, and i forgot to bring my thick jacket, but luckyly i didnt get sick . I met friends from ITB, Windi and Uli. They are really nice, and we also together bought Indonesia Food, with Usi, bakso, nasi padang,  3 kinds of food, and shared the food hihihi, basically  the price of the food was 500 yen, yet for nasi padang was 700 yen. Ulalallaal takaaaai (expensive).  promise to myself, if i go back to Lampung, the first food that i want to eat is nasi padang, and the second is bakso. Indonesia food here is not as the best as food in Indonesia for real, especially in Lampung. The taste was so differeeeeeent huhuhu.

Tety, Uli, Windi, Kak Mima, Usi

At that moment i felt regret not to eat much nasi padang in my house, and bakso huhuhhu. Bakso and nasi padang in Lampung is so cheap compared with bakso and nasi padang here. I just
 the next day, i was trying to go to Fuchu, so i asked Nakatsuchi san how to go to TUAT in Fuchu.

The direction is. You need to go to Higashi Koganei by walking around 7 minutes i think, then recharge your SUICA card (this card is really important for us to travel everywhere by train, bus, even we can pay the things that we buy with this card. The price for making this card is 500 yen, you can make it in every station, and recharge it, you need to recharge it if you always go everywhere with bus, because the price for travelling by bus is more expensive than travelling by train). Then i will continue the direction, after arriving at higashi koganei station, you need to stick your SUICA card, to the machine, then the machine will take your credit amount 160 yen, you need to go to terminal 3, and get off at Kokubunji Station, and take bus (93), and get off at Harumi cho, after that walk for 5 minutes to TUAT Fuchu Campus). I was able to go there, by asking japanese, with my little capability in speaking japan language, hahahaha that was so incredible and fantastic experience.

For the 5th and 6th day, i was just in my dorm, just walking around to the super market, remembering the ways, ah yaa, i also got lost, when i came back to Koganei international house from Fuchu.  Usi and i didnt bring the map, ah poor we are. So here i am, i want to inform you guys, for the next step students, please bring your maaaaap, map is so important for you here, because it is hard to remember the way in Japan, because the houses here, the building are the same. Hahaha, i remember Maroon 5’s song, Map. “The map that leads to you, aint nothing i can do, the map that leads to you, following, following, following.” hahhahaha. So guys, dont ever forget to bring map, since you are newbie here.

The sixth day here, there was a strong typhoon so the class was cancelled, it was not a nice day, so cold, heavy rain falling. Next day, i needed to go to fuchu campus, for opening ceremony, tuat introduced their staffs that would teach us for one entire year here. We all dressed well that day, aa dont forget to bring formal clothes, the neat one, because for the last ceremony, there would be photo session among tuat staffs, and step students. Hihihi LOL. After that, Noma sensei presented us about general guidance. He is nice, but when i see him, i dont know, why i feel so afraid, probably because of his appearance. He seems bold, but

Then, we went ahead to health insurance, we registered ourselves there, because for the students who stay in Japan for one year or more, they need to make health insurance. (since, that day was full, i think if you wear high heels, you need to bring the flat one, because you will walk a lot hahahahah, this is my experience, i just wore high heels, and my feet was hurt T__T.). Nishimura sensei and Lin san were responsible for helping us to register health insurance. They both are nice. Nishimura sensei is pretty, and kind-hearted, she always asks us if we seem confused. Lin sensei is also nice, and funny person, i thought he was from Japan, but he said he was Vietnamese. He spoke japan language soooo fluently, and he said he had been staying in japan for nine years. Lin san is international staff, he is responsible for helping the students who caught by the policeman for not bringing residence cards, or bicycle’s accident, etc. He is good in speaking english and japanese, wowww i really envy him.

The 8th day here, we were taught by Hongou Sensei and Tasaki Sensei at Koganei Campus. Hongou sensei was taught us about japanese language class guidance 1, and after that we had placement test. The test for the people who had japanese background. I took that placement test, the test was soooo difficult, but for chinese who had kanji background, that was really easy for them. I dont know which level that i will get for the next week. After that, guidance for life in Japan, was presented by Tasaki sensei, she is such a nice women, pretty, slim, and cheerful. Afterwards, we all were interviewed by Kawabata sensei and Noma sensei, they asked about our health condition, food that we can eat or not, because they needed to prepare the things for our field trip tomorrow morning to mountain Mitake. Yihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa XD.