Recently, all these finals and final reports

have really stressed me out

so today I'm going to take a little break

and finally meet a person I've been waiting to meet...

Today's like

I'm so ready for a break and ready to relax a little bit!

When I get back, I'll tell you more about my studies

and what it is exactly that I am studying for...

but in the meantime I wanted to give a quick shoutout

because I know some of you are studying Japanese too

but if you're looking for a native teacher

or someone to help you speak Japanese more smoothly

I highly recommend iTalki.com

they are a company I've been using as well

but they are great to help you find

custom lessons you can fit to your schedule and goals

which is really helpful! Woo!

[[Study Break in Shinjuku]]

You want this one?

Yeah!

A wild Mimei appeared!

OMG Guys this is like a pancake in Japan!!

It's like really great!

OMG... look at that !!!

WOW! STRAWBERRIES!!!

OHMYGAWD~!!

An entire plate's worth of PANCAKES!!!!

Can she eat them all?!?!

Oh yeah, and Mimei's waffle!

I might eat that too...

M: I know you don't!

Hey Everybody!

We are in Shinjuku! Me and MIMEI~!!!

We just had some amazing American Food!

Breakfast-Brunch-Lunch?

and now we're going to do some Purikura!

We're not crossing?

No.

I was going to get one of those walking shots!

I'll just walk in a circle around Mimei...

A wild pair of dancers appeared!

Distracted by dancing

and failing at purikura...

I wasn't even in the shot!

Oh no! This is not going well...

I don't know what to do...AH!

Alright, we're done!

Don't dance guys!!

DON'T DANCE.

I'm actually really bad at this...

Oh no there are too many cars!

Oh no, it's like a meme!

Where's the delete!?!?

Oh well!

It's complete!

How cute~~~~~.

It's some kind of Mimei...Meme...

Meanwhile...

Back at home...

But did you STUDY YET ?!?!?!

I'm back!

I'm so happy I got to hang out with Mimei

but if I don't start studying soon

I'm going to be so screwed.

So, talking about my studies,

I mentioned it before but

I kind of wanted to share

what it is exactly that I'm studying for

so let's talk a little bit about that now.

I explained in a previous video as well,

but MEXT, part of Japan's government

granted me a scholarship to attend grad school.

So I'm kind of like a student...er...

eitherway I'm at a University

living as a student again.

In terms of what I'm studying though,

to put it frankly,

I'm actually studying for the entrance exam.

So like, I'm already a student here

but I still need to take the entrance exam.

It's a bit of a paradox.

So let me try to explain,

So I'm currently a 'research student'.

Japan's gov't has 4 of these MEXT scholarships

and I'm currently on the 'Research Student' scholarship

which is used for graduate level school.

So it's like, you can be a research student

at a graduate school level.

There are two ways to do this.

The first is,

you stay as a research student for 2 years.

Pick your own theme or topic

and you can really do whatever

you create a project, like a report or thesis paper

and audit relevant classes

in order to help your project.

That's one way you can do it

but there's another way

that goes a step past this level.

That's what I'm trying to do, personally.

So, you audit classes, learn the ropes,

decide on which department you like best

and then take the entrance exam for that department.

That's the second track

which is what I'm trying to do!

The entrance is exam is at the end of August

so I really only have one month.

I have to do it all in Japanese

take the regular exam,

and try my best to pass.

You may not be able to see this but,

I picked Business Administration / Management

So, I'm studying Business Administration.

In New York I had some experience

in business, er, working as a manager.

I worked as a director for a few companies in New York

but this is like,

how do I conceptualize that in Japanese,

take the test,

and show that I can do it in Japanese, too.

I mean, if you guys can help

I'm a little confused how to go about this

or the best way to study for it.

If you don't just know all of this background knowledge

it's really hard to pass the test

so in addition to this like..overview of Japanese business textbook

I also have Akira Ikegami's books on Japanese economics,

since I should know more about Japan's economy, too.

Plus, I have these books that were really popular

that talk about companies that take on English in the office

Because, if I pass the exam,

I hope to do my own research

about Japanese businesses who are integrating English

into their offices

and hopefully also write a thesis on that.

Eitherway, I've read these.

But for Japanese Business Management...

whether it's graduate or undergraduate level,

let me know if you have good Japanese textbooks.

I'm going to get crazy with my studies!

and really just dive right in.

So my videos may be more about Japan

while i'm studying :).

Well, I mean, I only have a month

so just bare with me.

As I obsess over studying a little bit.

I mean whatever,

you guys are studying too, right? Er no?

Either way, that's what I'm up to.

Studying Japanese

Business Administration

LET'S DO IT!!!

So that's all for today!