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Week 4

This week, we got to experience some of Shimotsuke’s local events and more. On Sunday, we went to Shimotsuke’s Oktoberfest, which was actually my first time ever celebrating it. Shimotsuke’s sister city is Dietzhölztal, Germany. It seems like there is a lot of exchange with them. Every year, they host visitors from Germany in various…

Weeks 2-3

We finally made it to Shimotsuke, our home base for the next 9 months. Week 2 was mostly spent settling in, building furniture, and moving between hotels. some pictures of our apartment (after we got furniture) After settling in a bit, I got to meet my advisors and some other colleagues in the family medicine…

Week 1

This weekend marks the end of my first week as a Fulbright fellow. It was so busy, but so exciting. Here are some of my highlights: 今週末で、フルブライト研究員としての最初の1週間が終わります。とても忙しかったですが、とてもわくわくする1週間でもありました。ここでは、今週のハイライトをいくつか紹介します。 September 7-8 We arrived in Japan on the 7th, and got to the hotel as soon as we could. I had a dinner scheduled with my cohort at…

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