’til next time tokyo

This quarter studying abroad was hands down one of the best quarters of my college career. As cliché as it sounds, I never imagined myself studying abroad because I didn’t want to miss out at UCLA, but I’m so thankful I did. After 3 months, I finally felt that I was getting into the groove […]

Footloose Club Tennis

As you could probably tell from previous posts, I am a huge tennis fan and love the sport. At UCLA I’m on the competitive travel club team and we play against other UC schools and teams around the country. Before coming to Japan, I was hoping there would be tennis courts at the university so […]

Food Heaven

The last article I talked about Tokyo nightlife and all the fun things to do, but now I’m going to talk about the real reason you came to Tokyo: THE FOOD. There is no question that Japanese cuisine ranks supreme above the rest and you ultimately can’t go wrong when you’re in Tokyo. There’s a […]

Tokyo Nights

Tokyo is one of the most exciting cities in the world with an extravagant nightlife. Since Tokyo is such a massive metropolis with endless possibilities, it can overwhelming at times to figure out how you want to spend your night. I haven’t explored everything that Tokyo has to offer (not yet that is), but these […]

Taiwan Trip

One October weekend, I was feeling bold and decided to take a weekend trip to Taiwan. One of my friends from middle school attends Tamkeng University in Taipei, so I thought it’d be cool to visit a new country and see Harrison. I went with a couple friends from ICU and we stayed in a […]

Academics & Transportation

ICU offers a wide variety of courses that satisfy UC requirements. I took Economics: International Trade, Persuasion and Language, Media Identity and Formation, and finally Biological Foundations of Mind and Behavior. The campus is A LOT smaller than UCLA’s, and it was quite nice to see familiar faces on a daily basis and start to […]

Omakase & World Trade Center Building

During the last week of my study abroad experience I had the opportunity to eat at Sushi Kanesaka, a 2 star Michelin restaurant next to Tokyo Station. I had my fair share of sushi during my stay, but I really wanted that “wow experience” before going back to the states. I went with my friend […]

Tokyo DisneySea

During my stay in Japan, I had the chance to visit Tokyo DisneySea! While there are many Disney theme parks around the world, DisneySea exists only in Japan so it was definitely a place I had to visit. Tokyo DisneyLand is located adjacent to DisneySea, and shares some of the same rides as Anaheim’s Disneyland […]

teamLab borderless

I have been to many art museums around the world but teamLab Borderless is unlike anything I have ever seen before. The light museum is located in the Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Odaiba, Tokyo – one of my favorite cities in Japan. The museum has five distinct zones, Borderless World, Athletics Forest, Future […]

Tokyo & Rakuten Open

Over the past few weeks, I had the opportunity to attend both the Rakuten and Tokyo Open tennis championships. I’m a huge tennis fan and I was super excited to attend a professional tennis tournament outside of the United States. The last few months of the year constitutes the “Asian Swing” of the tennis calendar […]