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- My name's Chae Hwan,
and I'm a freshman in International Christian University
in Japan right now.
And I'm an exchange student from Scuba University.
I major in global issues.
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I'm an exchange student from Scuba University.
As I major in global issues
it is mandatory for us to study
in ICU for second semester in freshman.
And in ICU they provide general education
and foundation education courses.
And I take courses such as philosophy,
sustainability, gender in everyday life
which is related to global issues major.
I usually wake up around 7 a.m. in the morning.
And I have two hours of free time
as my class starts around nine.
And I usually get my breakfast in the cafeteria.
And also workout or do my homework in the morning.
What's really good about ICU is that all the lectures
are told in english for my major.
And I think it's really good
how they can fully speak english.
And we also have a lot of good projects
or discussions going on during the class,
and it's not because it's told in like
a really large number of students
we can kind of communicate
and also make a lot of friends in the class.
This is (speaking foreign language).
It's Japanese.
(speaking foreign language) means mountain.
And people often just chill here and sleep in,
and they sometimes miss class
and that's why this is called (speaking foreign language).
And most of the club activities are held here.
People play instruments.
They read books.
They also play Frisbee.
And I think this is the main place for ICU students
to enjoy their college life.
This is the chapel here.
I really advise this is one of the only school in Japan
where they have chapel in their university.
And a lot of events are held here,
such as weddings, choirs singing, and yeah etcetera.
And I really advise this is
also one of the biggest private school in Japan.
And in this field people also play soccer
and sports here, throw a Frisbee.
For people who want to study major global issues in ICU
it might be helpful for you to be part of the discussions
because a lot of most of the classes
are based on discussions and presentations.
And it will be really important to also learn english
because all the classes are conducted in english.
And to live a more convenient life
maybe you can also learn Japanese.
Because ICU's a liberal art school
you don't have to get any pressures to choose
what you want to study in your freshman year.
You get two years of free time to actually think
of what you want to be in the future and choose the major.
I think Tokyo itself is a great place to live.
I've been living in Tokyo about five years now,
and it was great,
but just one thing is that it's really always crowded
and a lot of people from abroad come to travel around.
However, staying in ICU I think it's the best way to live
in Tokyo because it's 20 minutes away
from the main city of Tokyo.
So, it's not really crowded here.
But you can get to Tokyo easily,
and also enjoy your nightlife or any senior interests
such as karaoke, build your (upbeat music).
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