Kansai Gaidai University

I did truly enjoy my time there and do not regret going because I experienced a lot of growth as a person, but I would not want to stay any longer than the semester that I was there. Although the university is nice, it seems more appealing on paper than it does when you're there. Kansai Gaidai was a pretty campus, but the English classes that I took were lackluster in content and a lot of the professors were very unprofessional. There is not much to do in Hirakata, but the location of the university is very good because you can easily get to Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara. I recommend traveling a lot and making the most out of your experience! I stayed in the dorms and it was nice to have my own room. But the caretakers are not super helpful and the girls in my unit were not the best, but that's not the fault of the program. I also wish that there was more of an orientation when you get there, because if I didn't make friends who were in the same boat as me, it would have been hard to get adjusted. I miss the food and the connivance stores so much. When I was there, going out to eat was very cheap and Japanese food is the best so there are a lot of options. Overall, my experience was meaningful because of my friends and because I was in Japan, but the university didn't really add much to my experience.