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15 December 2017

A Fun and Rainy Day and an Exciting Night in Osaka #HogsAbroad in Japan

A Rainy night
This particular day it was raining cats and dogs. I joined two of my new friends to check out the area where we live. We also chatted for a bit and got to know one another better.
A Hungarian, Norwegian, and a Mexican walking in heavy rain
Photo credit David
A small part up a hill
Goofing around
Later on, we met up with a few others in Osaka. I was rather excited, as this was my first time there. When we arrived at the city, we had a bit of an adventure finding our way to reach our destination. We got into a Taxi cab without much thinking, and we ended up with the three of us who spoke some Japanese, sitting in the back seat, and the one guy who could not communicate, ended up in the front seat next to the driver, who insisted on asking him, not us. It was quite the funny ordeal, because we had to give our friend a quick lesson in Japanese, so he could give the driver instructions on where to go.
Waiting for the train to arrive
Taxi ride around Osaka. as Mentioned a rather fun ordeal
Just amazing
Dotonboriis a rather lively place at night; it overwhelms the senses with its beauty.
Long story short. I am really short haha.
Location where we met everyone else
Eating at the Top floor. Our view
After dinner, we went our separate ways. a few of us went to an arcade, while others had fun exploring the area.
A great night it was.
More soon!

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Erik, a senior International Studies major, is spending the Fall 2017 semester studying Japanese in Osaka through USAC.
Erik is also a recipient of our Office of Study Abroad Scholarship.
Read more from Erik at https://erikarrjapan.blogspot.com/
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