Ryugakusei Adventures 1 Pt 1/2 :: Exchange Student in Japan

[hazmonsterpaws]

U cute

[bokuragaita26]

hi can you help me? im going to japan as an exchange student i know some of the basics but do you have to no alot of japanese? and do they put you with a host family that knows some english oh and im in grade 8

[Mesqueeb]

@bokuragaita26 no idea what grade 8 means, haha. oh well. Best to ask such things to your organization which sends you. AFS here is Belgium told me I did not need to be able to speak japanese on beforehand and that I could be placed in any sort of family. Good luck!

[bokuragaita26]

@Mesqueeb thank you

[jmg544]

Why is it that every blog regardless of nationality, have trouble with their host family?

[hazmonsterpaws]

@I also had problem with my host family( they had a completely wrong idea of how a exchange student should behave + do) . Biggest bitches I've ever met. I don't know why.. The second family was awesome though. I went to Argentina.

[Mesqueeb]

nice thanks!! XD

[lelijkeendje333]

Heb ik u in de maks gezien? Ik denk dat ik door dat artikel zelf ook op exchange wou! Ik hoop volgend jaar te vertrekken naar zuid-amerika! :D :D

[adriannrod]

Wow. Did anyone else catch that the 合唱組曲　was playing? ニコニコ動画Fｔｗ！

[Mesqueeb]

@TerumiYuuki16 Definitely try and be able to make some sort of exchange once you go to University then! ^^ Good luck!

[Mesqueeb]

@TerumiYuuki16 Well I did a high-school cultural exchange, this means I lived in a host family, was fairly young, ofcourse I could not attend any jobs, for that was not the purpose of the cultural exchange, and so on.

This is so different from anything related to University Exchanges.

With AFS you can only go until you are 18, and you get a host family and all your basic needs. So you don't need money besides the fees you pay to AFS. For more info you can ask it here: afs.org

[Mesqueeb]

@TerumiYuuki16 No Loan >,< You need to pay.

[Zovlanov]

oi! het was een prettige reis! goed voor je! :D

[LinksRoyal]

well...the easy way of learning japanese is to just move there ! after awile of hearing it everyday you kind of know thats how i learn ! Greetings from Japan !

[HMchannel96]

awesome have u heard of people to people that is my exchange student program n i am hoping to go to japan this summer as an exchange student.

[manuloveskyon]

is the background music the Hare Hare Yukai? xD lol. I'm from argentina and i'm going to Japan next year :) thanx for your videos they really helpful, and i love your accent xD

[zDoNuTz]

i like the part that you said i'm spiderman. it funny haha

[branaka207]

I plan on going to Japan next year when im in 10th grd. I'm just afraid that I might get homesick being away from home a year. How long did it take for u to get use to it?

[ericalucarotti]

@branaka207 dont b afraid of going cuz ur homesick. Its important to do awesome stuff like go to school in japan, while your young. Dont run from good! You should be more worried about regretting not going to Japan when your older.

[eowyn04]

eh zo zalig iemand van België hha,

man ik zou echt ook graag naar Japan gaan met AFS

maar studies in het vaderland gaan voor =p

[wave0730]

funny!

you looks like ウエンツ！！

[beccaotaku]

Catchy music distracts me. o_O

[bluepenguin1994]

That person in the pink suit (6:04),is it a guy or a woman?

[mimzzfreakk]

duuude long ass intro =.= Belgium people are sure weird xdd lol its cool lol daigaku sei

[sakuramiyakawa]

konnichiwaa XD anata no video sukidesu! totemo omoshiroidesu!. lol anyway I have questions.I'm Japanese but I dont look japanese and Im living in the USA. I want to move to Japan and finish my two years of high school there. the problem is, I can only understand Japanese and not really speak back in Japanese. So, I want to know how you survived there and if you know anything like if a foreign student moves to Japan and cant speak much and what classes they have to take. thanks ^^;

[theXjolwin]

ik ben van plan om over een paar jaar ook met AFS naar japan te gaan...

maar als je zegt dat je naar japan wilt,is het dan ook zeker dat je erheen gaat? of kan het zijn dat je naar een ander land wordt gestuurd? en moet je al veel japans kennen om er te kunnen "leven" of lukt het met een beetje japans?

[Whiteisrightful]

lol nice looking walls behind not bland at all

[ressidentdevil2]

Ik wil ook een jaar in japan leven ! ben zo jaloers XD btw nice !!!!

[Konosaki36]

lol nico douga background music

[LaryaChan]

you talk so funny, hehe

well i have a question..when you went to japan, you knew japanese?or you took classes in japan?

i really wanna go as an exchange student in japan too, thats why i wanna find out more

Thank you!

[Mesqueeb]

I couldn't speak much Japanese at all, just some basic words. But AFS does not require you to be able to speak the language. Other programs maybe do, but I don't know. Good luck!

[hi2]

Hare Hare Yukai ^^

[Pikachunojutsu]

hey, with AFS were can u acess it? I thought is was for Austraila only, not belguim or other contries?(sorry for crap spelling)

[Mesqueeb]

AFS is global.

[renlove09]

@Mesqueeb How much was AFS, PLZ answer me back. Thank you. V_V ^_^

[lozer995]

I love you x3 you're cute.

[Mesqueeb]

Ja. de befaamde Belg die naar Japan ging. ^^

[TravelerWhereof]

Hey I really want to become a exchange student. Besides the passport that cost, what else would I have to pay for? I don't have much money but I have a friend in Osaka, Japan. And he invited me to stay with him and his wife. What's your advice?

[Mesqueeb]

Going abroad privately funded depends a lot on your situation there... First find out if you will pay your host family you found (your friend) and how much that is monthly, if it includes 3 meals a day and so... if not ask someone living alone how much it costs to live alone on the area of food and similar expenses... I don't have that much of a clue since I just paid a lot to AFS for a whole year, and everything was took care of for me. ^^ But good luck!

[lysetsvokter]

honto omoshiroi!!! You rule!! Lucky , i wish I could study in japan to!! That ojshii shocolado , bulgaria shocolado ... haha!!!! in so typical japanese accent!!!  you had a wery tanoshii jikan there nee...lucky...jealous of you...mooo watashi mo nihon ikkitai ga hoshii!! (maby wrong)

[vkotis]

mesqueeb, i like the hair.

[Mesqueeb]

Thanks! I did my very best in my mothers tummy to grow nice hair. (^^)/

[tokiya1789]

hey... can i have some sugestion to make your video more cool..? try some out side world of japan video.. much better to see hehehe.. like AKITA TOM doing hehehe!!! thanks... sayonara..

ganbatte gozaimasu...

[heyaanimerocksheya]

HARUHI xD

[lisbonera86]

Im so jealous! You rock dude!

[Doeseliene]

...okay .. u r weird XD you pronunciation ( no idea how to write that) realllllly sucks XD haha but 5 stars man for doing those vids i didnt do it like that ... and 5 stars for the haruhi song haha XD

[VinceIsTheName]

the next ken tanaka.

[Mesqueeb]

Hahaha! I love his videos ^^

[zackisverybored]

omg

i'm SO jealous :O

how do you go about becoming an exchange student in japan?

[KOInoMEGAL0VER]

niiice *-*

i'm going with yfu <3 xD in march ò_o//*_*

[helenothemagnifico]

that song is kinda from haruhi suzumiya isn't it? :)

[Mesqueeb]

Yes indeed, one of the 44 mixed songs is from Suzumiya Haruhi.

[majajh]

You're funny. You've got an odd name; Flemish?

[supatoker420]

cast a spell weasley

[Mesqueeb]

Alright Timmy o maley! What do yee want me to cast?

[chris10nz]

quite cute : D (the bakground song)

[omgitshenry]

Nothing...Just a little 'overdone' in my opinion. So you used AFS? I'm thinking about going for a year in March 2010 and am stuck between YFU and AFS.

[Mesqueeb]

I would advice trying to go to info-days from both. See which one fits you best by getting involved with both at once. And then make a decision. ^^

Yes we can!

[omgitshenry]

lol..weren't you embarrassed with the first part of this video?

[Mesqueeb]

why would I be embarrassed?

[madichelp0]

im sorry, but i just HAD to say this, from looking at the miniature picture when i see your video, you look SO like a rickroll xD nah, sorry for that one, but your videos rock, keep up the good work :D

[fuyuame151]

heyy what program was it?? i live in canada and i cant seem to find one :(

[Mesqueeb]

afs dotOrg

[tokyokaeritai99]

ベルギーチョコレートおいしいよね^^

[Mesqueeb]

どうもありがとうございます。 ^^

[ExpressionOfMe]

Is the ginge hair popular? When a whole bunch of japanaese students came to my shcool they piled up on this guy with a ginge afro "CAN I TOUCH"

[Mesqueeb]

I don't know whether it's popular, but it's my official original hair colour...

^^

[mangakaD]

mesqueeb do you have to have a host family during an exchange

[Mesqueeb]

yes

[lynnxnutella]

hey! from california and looking into studying abroad when i go to college. love ur vids, pretty entertaining ^^

do you by any chance know the website to your 'text/photo blog?"

-lynn

[Mesqueeb]

mesqueeb.blogspot com

My blog from the old days. ^^

Read some of the early posts, they received a lot of effort back then.

-Mesqueeb

[Sephiroth21682]

i like your accent :)

[xuzumakixrasenganx]

Ahaha you made me laugh, you're so cute!!! Do you get more than 1 host family like Rotary?

[mangakaD]

in your program can you live alone

[Mesqueeb]

no.

[mizzy818]

haha i really enjoy your vids, great stuff.

[PauletaPorreta]

You are SO funny! And omg, the POWER RANGERS!

[Teatart21]

You make me smile! :)

[o0obabygurlo0o]

LUCKYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

i wish i were you :(

[Mesqueeb]

What do you mean Lucky? o_O

You can do it just as well... just contact afs and blam! you're in japan!

[pxbeetle35]

wait wut do you do? do you have to do it in highschoo?

[maitoaldas]

I love your accent.........^_^and youa re cute! noce work with the video!

The only bad thing is the music. cause I cant hear you quite well!

But good jod anyway..how old are you?

[Mesqueeb]

22/06/1990

[immortalsae]

you were over excited back then.

[Mesqueeb]

You are under excited now.

[immortalsae]

lol.

[BolaHF]

awesome 1 year .. have you felt home sick yet lol ??? I herd that parts of japan are racist is it true ??

[Mesqueeb]

I haven't been homesick yet. xD I love Japan.

I don't know about other parts of Japan but I have, since I came here, have not met or felt ANY form of racism! As far as I know, most Japanese people I met think foreigners are very interesting!

Cheers to that!

[silkebollen]

hey!

ik ben silke (17), ook uit belgië ;)

toevallig vertrek ik deze zomer als uitwisselingsstudent (met AFS) naar japan. Ik kwam toevallig bij u filmpjes terecht, mss is het leuk als we eens kunne prate via msn fso? groetjes silke =)

[mandawander]

were you watching Haruhi Suzumiya?

and how long do Exchange Students stay in Japan?

[Mesqueeb]

I love Suzumiya Haruhi, but what do you mean with "Were you watching" ? You mean as I was making the movie? In that case no... Or at what time were you implying that I would have been watching Haruhi Suzumiya?

How long exchange students stay in Japan depends on what exchange program you are using. With AFS you can stay for either a year or a half year. That is only for the school-life program, there are other AFSprograms as well...

Yarrrr!

[mandawander]

i meant were you watching Haruhi Suzumiya While You Were Filming The Video!!

[BolaHF]

lol.. your cuttee!! so how was japan ?? which part are you at ???

[Mesqueeb]

Why thank you! ^^

I am currently living in Aichi-prefecture, Okazaki.

[BolaHF]

aye luckyy!!! you get to eat lots of asian food i envy you :P :P how long are you staying at japan ?????

[Mesqueeb]

1 year.

23 Aug 2008 -> 19 Jul 2009

[eidius1989]

you sound funny in Japanese i don't know what the hell you just said but lol its funny

[SammiKC]

aww your so cute <3!!! I love your hair + the fact your from Belgium =D!! im sorry you werre having problems with your host family. I was hosting a student form China and she felt the same way and ended up switching families. I wish she wouldnt have though becasue we really wanted her here ... but oh well, Im glad your doing better and enjoying japan!!

[xemoxlovahh]

wow, u have a cute accent, where r u from?

[Mesqueeb]

Belgium! ^^

[prettyunicorn1]

Dutch part or french part? I'm guessing dutch right?

[dddqueeny]

umm dude u will never be akita tom but still thank u though

[Mesqueeb]

I don't try to be.

[DreamAcademyJapan]

For those of you who know AkitaTom, I feel another AkitaTom about to happen. (:

[animeluver504]

Kawaii!!! Ur sooooo CUTE!!! ^_^

[animeluver504]

How much did it cost for u to be an exchange student for 1 year?

[Mesqueeb]

AFS prices change every year in every country. So I suggest you take up contact with your AFS community to ask about prices. Schoolyear 2008-2009 from Belgium to Japan was 6400 Euro. Without any possible scholarships ofcourse.

[gabimontreis]

nice video

im an exchange student in southern belgium now (with afs, also)

i love your country!

[Mesqueeb]

Ah! You're in the French part of Belgium. ^^ Totually diffrent from the Flemish part though...

[gabimontreis]

yah, my friend (hes living up there in the flem part) has told me its extremely beautiful. i got stuck in ratty charleroi, so all i see is chemical plants.

[TheOnlyJu]

Hehe good luck :D

[TheOnlyJu]

Gelukzak!!!omg ma buis je dan gelik nie als je na een jaar terug komt van japan ofzo...Da schoolprogramma is tog heel andrs dan ier?

-JuJu

[Mesqueeb]

Ik begrijp niet goed wat je wil zeggen. Een AFS jaar is in geen geval een mee-tellend schooljaar. Ik doe het tussen mijn 5e en 6e middelbaar, dus als ik terug kom moet ik nog 1 jaar middelbaar doen. Zoizo is het geen verspild jaar omdat je er als persoon heeel veel van leerd. ^^

[TheOnlyJu]

Sorry , ik zal met wat meer medeklinkers en klinkers typen :D Zo leuk. Ik dacht eerst dat je daar dan moest slagen voor je 6de jaar ofzo. Endat je dan hier een geldig diploma had. Maar slagen in het 6de in het japans kun je niet echt simpel noemen xD Misschien doe ik ook wel eens mee. Het ziet er echt nice uit. vind je eigenlijk een jaar niet lang?

[Mesqueeb]

Een jaar is zo voorbij! Er zijn al 4 maand voorbij in mijn AFS jaar nu, en het lijkt echt maar 1 maand! xD

-Mesqueeb

[TheOnlyJu]

okay ik ben jaloers :D

ga je dan nog es een video maken als je zo door zo'n stad ofzo loopt ^^

Dat zou zo leuk zijn om te zien. Als ik zou kunnen zat ik nu al daar :D

veel leuker dan saai belgie xD

[Marienixza]

Lucky, but it's cool you met other people ^-^.

[Mesqueeb]

What is lucky? No one is lucky, it's all about motivation!

[Marienixza]

wow you must have had fun. Meet other exchange students?

[Mesqueeb]

Yeah lots!

[heytoem]

dude!