That’s the program I’m planning to go with in about 2 years! I’m a sophomore in high school rn and I’m planning to go during the summer of my Junior year into Senior year. Did you go to a high school while you were there? Since it seems like that is a big part of the 6 week program they offer.
i want to do an exchange so badly! i’ve been planning one for about four months now, and recently emailed one of the programs i’m interested and now i’m just binge watching this videos until i get a response 😂 i’ve been studying japanese for a few months now, and it’s been so fun! thank you so much for sharing your experience
I’m glad that liked my video 😭🥺 and good luck getting into an exchange program during a pandemic :0 I want to study abroad or just move away from the us in college too
Hi! I don't know if you remember me but we were in the yellow group together at the local orientation. If you don't that's okay haha. Looks like you had fun on your trip! I love the editing style of your video too :)
No problem. Just enjoying life with my friend group, drinking boba and watching the summer festival, or singing karaoke for hours is just how I want to live. Japan is one of those places where it feels unreal being there, like you’ve entered another world. It’s a place where everything feels so simple, although it isn’t really. I envy those children at the aquarium or the ones near the Koi because they’re so free and their lives literally haven’t began, and Japan is their homeeee. Sorry this video is just everything I want in life and it really moved me ;_;
omg this was such a cute video 🥺🥺🥺 ugh i miss japan i want to go back so bad now i missed out on so much stuff there like THE SLIDES WHAT I NEVER SAW THOSE SLIDES WHY ARE THEY SO MUCH COOLER THAN AMERICAN SLIDES WHAT.?!?????
Bro the slides are soOooOooo fun these are just the ones I got footage of :) every time we’d be in a park I’d walk towards the slides and whoever I’d be with they’d be like “no Nina それはだめだ🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️” But then I would go “🥺🥺💗 please” Lmaooooo
Thank you 🥰❤️ I really like those photography videos where they intersplice the pictures with the video footage so I tried doing that with my own video 😋
See it as motivation instead, see japan as a goal as i do. Fight for what you want just as i am fighting for what i want, once i have reached japan and gone on exchange there i will be at peace and i might even find true happiness
Back again a year later to say that after 4 years of postponement, I’m finally heading to Japan June-July 2023. I had to rely on this video and others from time to time to keep my goal in sight, but ultimately it payed off. I just wanted to say thank you for this video once again. You really captured Japan well. Also, what’s the song that plays when you go see the fireworks and also the second song?
Happy for you that you hit your goal! Sorry I made this video like two years ago (almost 3??) so i don't remember the name of the music -- have fun in jp!
I’m super late but I’m applying to the very same YFU program for this summer. i wasn’t able to do a full year bc I’m in multiple academies for my school and I’d have lost everything I was working towards. It makes me rlly disappointed esp cause everyone talks abt how they regret going for such a short period! But hey, it’s better than nothing right? Was your exchange particularly hard bc you only went for a summer, like was making friends harder? Did you manage to keep in contact with them? Also, any advice for the interview? I just submitted my application and am now waiting on more information!
I’ve been thinking about studying abroad in Japan but it seems like such an impossible thing lol (especially now with the pandemic) how where you able to study abroad? What program did you go with? Sorry if it’s too personal of a question :v
No its not too personal dw! I went with this famous nonprofit group YFU, or youth for understanding, but there are tons of other ones. I did the six week summer one, but honestly I regret not doing a full year because that way you will actually be able to speak and become fully emerged in the culture. If you are in college/uni I’m sure that there are programs offered in the college, but my high school didn’t offer anything so I had to find out about it myself🤧😬 I want to study abroad again so badly too 🥲🥲🥲
@@Neeintje same my high school doesn’t offer anything so I’m trying to find programs myself, and thank you I’ll definitely look into YFU! Also was it expensive? I wanna go but-as a junior in hs-I don’t have much money to spend :,)
@@wemi1912 I also went my summer of junior year before the world caught on fire -- There are scholarships for financial aid and merit, I got a financial aid one which gave me 50% off, so my family ended up paying $2-3000 for six weeks. This other boy in my group got a full ride scholarship tho :0 That might seem expensive but it is nothing compared to those bougie ones where its the same price for only two weeks and you are just shuttled around in a bus and don't actually get the experience of living there, that's why I think that a year's exchange is worth it more financially and personally !! best of luck also you can try looking at the japan conciliate website :))
@@wemi1912 omg what year are you right now? I wanted to go as a Junior in high school too! I am guessing if I don't get all straight A's for sophomore and junior year, then my parents won't consider just based on how they are. right now I am in my freshmen year, so the year I want to go is 2023.
hi!! Do u choose how many weeks u want to go? Or do they give u a set amount of weeks? i know summer programs range from 3-8 weeks but I want to go for as long as possible!! :D loved the video
hiii, i don’t want to come off annoying or anything, but ive been stressing over applying for this whole cultural exchange thingy and i want to apply for YFU. im kind of confused on the whole application process and how to apply for a scholarship because my family is pretty poor but ive wanted to do this forever 😭 i was wondering if you could give a brief explanation of how to apply? if im asking for too much it’s okay! i feel like im probably too late anyways
You should probably start with looking around on their website and making an account with them first! All of the info is on the website and I’m pretty sure they have online representatives you can call or text with ! Best of luck sorry I don’t know anything more because I don’t work for them and I haven’t gone through this process in like 2 years lolol
(just for clarification) in going later this year during june but thank you so much for posting this, it inspired me to at least try and by some crazy miracle, I was accepted!
OMYGOODNESS I LOVED THIS VLOG!!!! I really want to go abroad to Japan! What was your favorite part if you don't mind me asking? And also was the host family nice? Sry for all the questions I get excited 🤭
Before this I had studied Japanese in high school for 2 ish years, I knew the alphabet and like really simple phrases and greetings; but I don’t think that u need to know a lot because just being there will skyrocket your level. Like on the long ass plane ride you can definitely teach yourself hiragana and katakana !!
I would like to know if because of covid, they are wanting to shut down because I have thought about this for a little while but do not think I can because of covid
is there a certain age you have be to around for this? i’m really interested and i’m in 8th grade right now. is there a certain grade range you need to be in?(like scores)
@@Neeintje thank you :) I just have a question about the application if you don’t mind. I’m applying for it now and for the questions they ask in the student descriptions or essays... should I over share( answer and provide commentary) or keep it minimal( just answer the question straightforward) while answering the questions.
@@Neeintje sorry I don’t have anyone else to ask 😭 also do you think I should apply as early as possible? I’m planning on going to the one in spring 2022 the only scholarship they offer is the financial aid and I’m not confident they will give me a full ride.
@@LiLi-fm3bh I think if you can you should apply as early as possible but I don’t think that affects your score, if you are talking about why you need financial aid I think that you should go more in depth !
OMG thx for thinking that 😭 yes I would reccomend them especially for Japan because they have been doing it a long time + they are a non-profit -- The only thing is it doesnt matter which company u go with because it is all luck what your host family is like 🙃
For all the people asking, I went on a 6 week summer exchange with YFU!
Ok thx for the program name
That’s the program I’m planning to go with in about 2 years! I’m a sophomore in high school rn and I’m planning to go during the summer of my Junior year into Senior year. Did you go to a high school while you were there? Since it seems like that is a big part of the 6 week program they offer.
@@the_professor5329 me too! But I want to go next year for 6months. I’m still deciding should I plan next year or wait for 2023
salary man is the main character we are all just bg characters in his story
Damn I didn’t even get cast as the main character even tho it’s my video 😔
i want to do an exchange so badly! i’ve been planning one for about four months now, and recently emailed one of the programs i’m interested and now i’m just binge watching this videos until i get a response 😂 i’ve been studying japanese for a few months now, and it’s been so fun! thank you so much for sharing your experience
I’m glad that liked my video 😭🥺 and good luck getting into an exchange program during a pandemic :0 I want to study abroad or just move away from the us in college too
Hi! I don't know if you remember me but we were in the yellow group together at the local orientation. If you don't that's okay haha. Looks like you had fun on your trip! I love the editing style of your video too :)
Omg throwback 😳😭 hope u r staying safe in during Covid-19 and I’m glad u like my editing style 😌🥰
back here again....ugh i wanna feel this happiness again
girl u are succeeding its all gonna be okay 🫂
This is my favorite video I’ve seen this year. I can’t wait to study there too!! Thanks sm for posting this:)
omg thats such a big compliment thank you 😊 I hope u have fun studying abroad!
No problem. Just enjoying life with my friend group, drinking boba and watching the summer festival, or singing karaoke for hours is just how I want to live. Japan is one of those places where it feels unreal being there, like you’ve entered another world. It’s a place where everything feels so simple, although it isn’t really. I envy those children at the aquarium or the ones near the Koi because they’re so free and their lives literally haven’t began, and Japan is their homeeee. Sorry this video is just everything I want in life and it really moved me ;_;
SO CUTE FEELS LIKE I'M IN ANOTHER WORLD
AAAH THANKS!!! IK LIKE IT SEEMS SO DIFFERENT LIKE A DREAM ALMOST HOLY SHIET THERES PEOPLE WITHOUT MASKS AND I AM HAVING FUN WTF
Tbt to when you could do epic group hugs together 😪
I feel kinda sad looking at this, i hope i go there one day
Yeah rip I cannot watch this video either because it makes me sad 😔✌🏻
Wow my first video to hit 1k 😳 thx so much ❤️
omg this was such a cute video 🥺🥺🥺 ugh i miss japan i want to go back so bad now i missed out on so much stuff there like THE SLIDES WHAT I NEVER SAW THOSE SLIDES WHY ARE THEY SO MUCH COOLER THAN AMERICAN SLIDES WHAT.?!?????
Bro the slides are soOooOooo fun these are just the ones I got footage of :) every time we’d be in a park I’d walk towards the slides and whoever I’d be with they’d be like “no Nina それはだめだ🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️”
But then I would go “🥺🥺💗 please” Lmaooooo
I didn’t get to see everything I couldn’t go to Nara park 🤧😭
🇯🇵❤️ I love it! beautiful pictures
Thank you 🥰❤️ I really like those photography videos where they intersplice the pictures with the video footage so I tried doing that with my own video 😋
Damn gotta make me all depressed like that
I’m sorry I really had to do it to em
Let’s all get stuck in the airport for 300000 hours again sometime 🥰
See it as motivation instead, see japan as a goal as i do. Fight for what you want just as i am fighting for what i want, once i have reached japan and gone on exchange there i will be at peace and i might even find true happiness
miss miu has always been beautiful
shes jp beauty standard for real
Back again a year later to say that after 4 years of postponement, I’m finally heading to Japan June-July 2023. I had to rely on this video and others from time to time to keep my goal in sight, but ultimately it payed off. I just wanted to say thank you for this video once again. You really captured Japan well. Also, what’s the song that plays when you go see the fireworks and also the second song?
Happy for you that you hit your goal! Sorry I made this video like two years ago (almost 3??) so i don't remember the name of the music -- have fun in jp!
@@Neeintje awww :/, that’s ok. I have the music here and at this point it’s hard to listen to the song without the video, it’s not the same.
hiii, i really liked yo ur editing style. can i ask u what did u use for editing your pictures and videos?/
I edit all my pictures in vsco and i used adobe rush to edit the video! thx for liking my style :)
What camera did you use to get those photos, they look great:)
My old iPhone 6s 🥴😳🤭
@@Neeintje wtf how did you get them looking that good
I just edited them a bit in vsco that’s it :)
I’m super late but I’m applying to the very same YFU program for this summer. i wasn’t able to do a full year bc I’m in multiple academies for my school and I’d have lost everything I was working towards. It makes me rlly disappointed esp cause everyone talks abt how they regret going for such a short period! But hey, it’s better than nothing right? Was your exchange particularly hard bc you only went for a summer, like was making friends harder? Did you manage to keep in contact with them? Also, any advice for the interview? I just submitted my application and am now waiting on more information!
I could only do the summer because of my diploma too rip - I made a couple of good friends, just 3 that I still talk to hope this helps and good luck
雰囲気が素敵ですね！
日本から応援してます📣📣
ほんまにありがとうございます😊 素敵なビデオを作ってもっとがんばりますよー💗💪🏼👊🏻✌🏻🎥🎞📺
I’ve been thinking about studying abroad in Japan but it seems like such an impossible thing lol (especially now with the pandemic) how where you able to study abroad? What program did you go with? Sorry if it’s too personal of a question :v
No its not too personal dw! I went with this famous nonprofit group YFU, or youth for understanding, but there are tons of other ones. I did the six week summer one, but honestly I regret not doing a full year because that way you will actually be able to speak and become fully emerged in the culture. If you are in college/uni I’m sure that there are programs offered in the college, but my high school didn’t offer anything so I had to find out about it myself🤧😬 I want to study abroad again so badly too 🥲🥲🥲
@@Neeintje same my high school doesn’t offer anything so I’m trying to find programs myself, and thank you I’ll definitely look into YFU! Also was it expensive? I wanna go but-as a junior in hs-I don’t have much money to spend :,)
@@wemi1912 I also went my summer of junior year before the world caught on fire -- There are scholarships for financial aid and merit, I got a financial aid one which gave me 50% off, so my family ended up paying $2-3000 for six weeks. This other boy in my group got a full ride scholarship tho :0 That might seem expensive but it is nothing compared to those bougie ones where its the same price for only two weeks and you are just shuttled around in a bus and don't actually get the experience of living there, that's why I think that a year's exchange is worth it more financially and personally !! best of luck also you can try looking at the japan conciliate website :))
@@wemi1912 omg what year are you right now? I wanted to go as a Junior in high school too! I am guessing if I don't get all straight A's for sophomore and junior year, then my parents won't consider just based on how they are. right now I am in my freshmen year, so the year I want to go is 2023.
DAMN I really just did make a video that makes me cry when I look back at it ok ok
hi!! Do u choose how many weeks u want to go? Or do they give u a set amount of weeks? i know summer programs range from 3-8 weeks but I want to go for as long as possible!! :D loved the video
Hi! I really am not the best to give advice on this but i think you can choose between a summer program, semester or year! best of luck xx
hiii, i don’t want to come off annoying or anything, but ive been stressing over applying for this whole cultural exchange thingy and i want to apply for YFU. im kind of confused on the whole application process and how to apply for a scholarship because my family is pretty poor but ive wanted to do this forever 😭 i was wondering if you could give a brief explanation of how to apply? if im asking for too much it’s okay! i feel like im probably too late anyways
You should probably start with looking around on their website and making an account with them first! All of the info is on the website and I’m pretty sure they have online representatives you can call or text with ! Best of luck sorry I don’t know anything more because I don’t work for them and I haven’t gone through this process in like 2 years lolol
still so good til this day
the first time i really edited a piece with emotion forreal
my face changed so much 😭
This was really cool! I'm trying to get onto the foreign exchange program for the 2022 time frame, chances are I'm not gonna get in lol
NOOOO YOOOU GOTTA BELIEVE ILL MANIFEST WITH YOU 😤👊also thx for liking my video!!
@@Neeintje this is like 2 years later BUT I GOT IN!!!!!
(just for clarification) in going later this year during june but thank you so much for posting this, it inspired me to at least try and by some crazy miracle, I was accepted!
OMYGOODNESS I LOVED THIS VLOG!!!! I really want to go abroad to Japan! What was your favorite part if you don't mind me asking? And also was the host family nice? Sry for all the questions I get excited 🤭
my favorite part was just exploring, my host family was okay, its kinda hit or miss
i can’t believe that’s the last time i saw you omg
Ik it’s been like forever 😭 Dang we really were dat group tho #milkteagang
Love this video ❤️🧚🏻♀️
Thank you so much!! 😭💗
What camera did you use to take the pictures? Love the video btw!!
I just used my iphone 6s 🙃😳 and thank you !!
@@Neeintje no way the quality is so good
@@jules8300 yes way, it doesn't matter what your camera quality is, you just gotta have the viSion ya know :]
I am in my first year of university. Do you know of any program of this sort that I can apply to?
No sorry :-// check with your uni tho!! They prob have foreign exchange opportunities too
Did you do this with your school or an exchange program? Did you have to host someone at your house? Which program did you use?
Hi! I went with an exchange program called YFU and I went for the summer exchange for 6 weeks - hope this helps!
@@Neeintje thanks so much! 👍
before you went did you know Japanese and if yes, how much?
Before this I had studied Japanese in high school for 2 ish years, I knew the alphabet and like really simple phrases and greetings; but I don’t think that u need to know a lot because just being there will skyrocket your level. Like on the long ass plane ride you can definitely teach yourself hiragana and katakana !!
You are so lucky 🍀🤞 😇
I would like to know if because of covid, they are wanting to shut down because I have thought about this for a little while but do not think I can because of covid
Yeah I do t think that traveling abroad/studying abroad is an option right now especially for high schoolers :((
Can you please tell me if I did a year in japan . Will I graduate late from high school? Please please please reply 🙏🙏😣😣
You won’t graduate late from high school because if u pass all your classes the credits will transfer 👍🏼
@@Neeintje okay! Thanks BTW you are really beautiful ✨😄
is there a certain age you have be to around for this? i’m really interested and i’m in 8th grade right now. is there a certain grade range you need to be in?(like scores)
You have to be in high school for YFU! Also you could totally study abroad in college/uni too
Sorry if I missed this in the video but what program did you apply for?
YFU! I should just pin a comment answering this question imao
@@Neeintje thank you :) I just have a question about the application if you don’t mind. I’m applying for it now and for the questions they ask in the student descriptions or essays... should I over share( answer and provide commentary) or keep it minimal( just answer the question straightforward) while answering the questions.
@@Neeintje sorry I don’t have anyone else to ask 😭 also do you think I should apply as early as possible? I’m planning on going to the one in spring 2022 the only scholarship they offer is the financial aid and I’m not confident they will give me a full ride.
@@LiLi-fm3bh I think if you can you should apply as early as possible but I don’t think that affects your score, if you are talking about why you need financial aid I think that you should go more in depth !
love this video :))
Aaaah thanks so much :)) More videos coming I got ideas just no time now ahahahahahahahahahahahha
Are there a lot of foreign students in japan?
Nope there are barely any lol - Japan’s population is 99.99% Japanese and the foreigners that ARE there are mostly Asian
ahhh i miss you nini
omg this is video is nostalgic kid nini vibes imma cry watching this
SEE FRANCE VIDEO -- HOW FAR SHES COME 🥺
omg 2k and i didn’t even knowwwww
its okaaaaaaaaay thx for commenting boo
they in high school!!!!!???????????
...yes?
Wow did this even happen
Really wish I could of been an Exchange student I was really close to just a bit to late
🥲🥲
oooo queen are you from the midwest?? ❤️
yes actually this was all just a set that I made in a cornfield for my extra curricular 🥴
Omg BEUTIFUL video, 2would you recommend yfu
OMG thx for thinking that 😭 yes I would reccomend them especially for Japan because they have been doing it a long time + they are a non-profit -- The only thing is it doesnt matter which company u go with because it is all luck what your host family is like 🙃
First I confused. You are pretty and handsome in same time.
I guess i am versatile like that
Did you know Japanese beforehand? :)
yes a little bit, just greetings and how to introduce myself