Essays 1-02c: University Life

Exchange students from overseas will needs to know is some things. we will tell you about KGU. First is what we can use a library of KGU. Second is what we can use a bus of KGU. Next is about English Lounge. Next is about a bakery of KGU. Next is about students’ dining hall. Last is about Lawson in KGU.


First of all, we will explain about library. There is a big Library in KGU, and the library has many books. we always go to there to do my homework. When you want to study or read books or do your homework alone or need research , you should come to there! There is fashion magazines renew every month, so we can read many fashion magazines. You can read it, and you can know Japanese fashion style. The other thing, there is AV corner in the library. There are many DVDs there. You can see movies in AV corner. Another one, there are newspapers of many countries there. You can read it of your own country, and you can get  information around the world. we suggest to go there one time, and to read comics. There are many Japanese comics, and it is translated English. So, you can read easily and interesting. My favorite comic is ONEPIECE. It is very nice Japanese comic!! If you are free, you should read it.


Next, you all can use a bus of KGU. This bus is servicing to KGU from Kumamoto Station. A purpose of this system is what KGU serve convenience for a day student. If it were difficult for you to go school by only yourself, you can use a bus of KGU. And you can go school easily! x) Please be sure to use when you go to school. :)


Next, we tell you about facility of exchange students. There is "English Lounge" at KGU. It place is for exchange student. There is the first floor of building No.1. It is the place what exchange students mix well with Japanese students. Lounge staff often held party for exchange students. It is very interesting. You will be able to make a lot of friends. If you go there, you will have chance to make many friends. and we can enjoy conversation, discussion and so on at English Lounge. And we can chat and eat snacks there. Moreover, we can have a party, game and so on. For example, Halloween party is planned in November, Christmas party is planned in December and the staff held BBQ and tour of Kumamoto Castle and so on. It will be interesting. English Lounge is the place of intercultural exchange. And you will be able to know about Kumamoto more. It is nice chance for exchange students. Open hours is 9:30 to 17:30. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is opening. Whoever is college persons can make use of English Lounge. (For example, student, the staff of KGU etc) English Lounge is surely funny place. Please go to and enjoy there. You will be able to spend a full time.


Next, we are going to introduce about bakery in KGU. The clerks of bakery bake a lot of kind breads at any time. They bake everyday, so the breads are very delicious. There are many kinds of bread which is what we can eat as a meal or tea and snack, some drinks and soft ice cream. Incidentally. There are about twenty seats. There are a lot of students and teachers and general people and child attending kindergarten at noon. So, we have to come to there a little earlier than usual. Or else, popular breads are often sell out and we can’t plop down into seats. Sometimes, they bake new breads there. we are looking forward to eating new breads. we are going to introduce my favorite breads. If you want to eat breads fresh from the oven, you should go there and eat breads. Let's enjoy a lunch there.


We are going to introduce about students’ dining hall in KGU. There is very broad. But there are a lot of students and teachers at noon. And, all menus are very cheap. Price is about three hundred yen. Foreign people can eat various foods what you aren’t able to eat in foreign countries. First of all, please go to and eat at students’ dining hall in KGU.


Last of all, we will tell you about Lawson in KGU. Lawson is very famous convenience store. The store sell various thing. For example, foods, drinks, magazine and stationery. We can get a meal, tea or snack and drinks at Lawson. Kind of food is rice dish, noodle or instant noodle, sandwich, salad, and so on. We can have hot to eat and cold to eat in here. Kind of tea or snack is cake, pudding, ice cream, chocolate, chips and so on. there are our lunch and snacks. There are a lot of goods at LOWSON. We can buy many goods cheaper. So, we often use there.


what we would like to tell you is KGU has many convenient and useful places. we told you about a bus of KGU, English Lounge, Bakery, students’ dining hall and Lawson. Those is interesting and kind places for exchange students. And we can use them freely. So, you shoud be active. We wish this information is useful for you. Have a happy studying abroad!


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I co-authored this essay with Ruri & Hinako. We used content from our previous, individual essay posts (1-02a-b).
Individual essay posts (1-02a-b)


Hinako' revised essay here (2012.05.23)


Ruri' revised essay here (2012.06.30)








Here are links to each of our co-authored essays:
Joint essay posts (1-02c)


Ruri's essay here (2012.06.20)
Hinako's essay here (2012.06.27)