Thank you for everything you extended to me in the past year. I truly enjoyed the various experiences I had in Japan. I hardly need to say how happy I was to have had so many cultural experiences, such as watching sumo matches, kyogen plays and kabuki plays, and beating Japanese drums, which are things other foreign students rarely can experience.
Also, I don’t think I will forget about my experience of writing a thesis. I am happy to have had an opportunity to write a thesis in Japanese, while I have not had written any even in the Korean language. I would like to extend my gratitude to the teachers who had guided us for our theses. Thank you for everything you extended to me. I was very lucky to come to Gifu University.
I think I was fortunate to be a Japanese Studies student. Studying Japanese with people from other countries, taking observation tours in museums with my teachers, and in the second semester, watching a noh play and a kyogen play and attending a tea ceremony, as well as the presentation of my thesis―all of them are indelibly etched in my mind. My one-year stay in Japan was truly colorful in my memory. I don’t know if I can return to Japan in the future, but I would like to cherish my memories of the past year as my treasure for life. I’d also like to extend my sincere gratitude to my teachers who have kindly guided us.
My one-year stay in Japan was the best thing I have ever had. I spent a perfect year studying at Gifu University as an exchange student. I met people from various countries and made many friends, some of whom became my soulmates. Thank you for giving me such an opportunity.
In the first semester, I learned only Japanese, which made it easier for me to learn in classes with Japanese students in the second semester. It was great. I think coming to Gifu University was an excellent idea.
It was wonderful for me to make friends with people from various countries, such as Sweden and South Korea. All of us Japanese Studies students visited Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya and Gujo together. Time passed too quickly for me. Probably I won’t be able to have another chance to travel somewhere with those seven students again. I don’t want to say goodbye to them, but it’s something I can’t avoid. Fortunately, I have a lot of beautiful memories.
I look forward to seeing my fellow Japanese Studies students again someday.
