steph's blog

My name is Stephanie Hope, and I’m a student of Japanese at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.

I’m going to be spending the Fall semester of this year (August – December) studying at Kansai Gaidai in Hirakata, Japan. A map:

Here’s a photo of me to aid identification in the wilds of RL. It’s of me touristing, a sight that my fellow KG students will surely get to see far too much of.

I started this blog to let my friends and family see what I’m up to in Japan, but it’s also been great getting to know a little bit about my fellow students before we all arrive in Japan. See the links in my sidebar for lots of other great blogs by Kansai Gaidai Fall ‘09 students!