I am very happy with my choice and placement here in Japan. I got to meet quite a few people already too. Some are from the internship, some are from mutual friends, and some are from nights out in the city. Your experience is what you make of it, and I feel like I am creating a good experience in terms of not only the academic, and professional aspects of the internship but also the fun, non-formal aspect of the internship.
I got to go out with one of the friends I made at the internship one last time since she leaves Wednesday, July 12th. I went out to the Tanabata festival with her and her dorm roommates. It was a very fun and exciting time because I have never been to a festival like that before. Nearly everyone was in a yukata, you see the decorations hung up all over the city, performance areas, and a large food area with games.
I am glad to have met these lovely people during my internship. I even made two friends during the outing and will be hanging with them at least once more.
Aside from my weekend, I completed one of my research projects about photovoltaics and biodiversity. Photovoltaics need open space to use their full capacity, so most areas are large, open spaces. This may be challenging for countries with minimal space and it also disrupts the ecosystem and biodiversity. Therefore, I researched about country case examples utilizing the space for both energy and to promote biodiversity. I presented my findings to my peers via Zoom discussion. At the same time, I also listened to other findings from my peers’ research. It is very interesting to hear so many cases from different countries and how some may even help the case here in Japan.
I would like to close this little blog with some pics, so below you will see a few photos from my days. Enjoy!
