Filipino Undergraduates Abroad Filipino Undergraduates

Konnichiwa! Our episode today comes from the Land of the Rising Sun, wrapped and shipped by Nicole, Mattie, and Aileen, Filipino undergraduates in Japan! We get into the real talk pretty fast: gaijin (foreigner) privileges, multicultural program expectations, takes on diversity (and our instant ~ vibes ~ with Indonesians), language barriers, and what we mean when we say "Japanese Japanese".

In this 3rd episode, we talk about our experiences adjusting to the US culture in particular, and how we try to stay connected to our roots despite being thousands of miles away from home. How do we cope with culture shock? How did we know to the extent to which we should integrate ourselves? 

In this episode, we talk about some of our first experiences when we moved abroad. What did we first notice? How do you make small talk? How different is the rice? All that and more on this episode. 

The first episode of a new podcast series by Filipino Undergraduates Abroad. We talk about who we are and what kind of exciting content is coming in future episodes.