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Tohoku University Short Course & Internship Program 2018; Meet our new friends!

After Final Presentation Start from February, I had a chance to became a buddy for students who come from other countries, one of them was from Sendai, Japan.  At first, it was kind of difficult for me to communicate with them because I'm not good at English, and then I found out later it is also because Japanese people tend to appear shy (at first) with foreigner. All the UI buddies and Tohoku University students, Teksas bridge, Universitas Indonesia. I have noticed that Japanese people are often anxious to practice foreign languages with native speakers. While they sometimes still spend time with their fellow, they are often very appreciative of foreign people who express an interest in them. So, my first suggestion to anyone looking to make Japanese friends is incredibly simple : share your culture with them. As Japanese culture is very unique, Japanese people are often very excited to try anything related to the foreign culture in which they find themselves. ...