Student Voice

Why did you choose to study in Japan?

I had an opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as an exchange student, and I have a good impression of how clean and hi-tech Japan is. Then I started learning Japanese and embraced Japanese culture. Since then, it was my goal to continue my education in Japan.

ເຄີຍມາຍີ່ປຸ່ນຕອນມາແລກປ່ຽນແລ້ວຮູ້ສຶກວ່າມັນສະອາດງາມຕາໄປໝົດແລ້ວກໍໄຮເທັກຄ໌ອີກ. ຕໍ່ມາກໍໄດ້ມີໂອກາດໄດ້ຮຽນພາສາຍີ່ປຸ່ນແລະຮຽນຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບວັດທະນະທຳຍີ່ປຸ່ນຫລາຍຂຶ້ນກໍເລີຍມັກປະເທດນີ້. ຄິດຕະຫລອດວ່າຫລັງຈົບມ.7ແລ້ວຢາກມາຮຽນຕໍ່ຢູ່ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ

How did you prepare for studying in Japan?

Every year, I saw my seniors taking MEXT exams to study in Japan. When the application period started, I registered and took the exams. I love maths, English and Japanese so I had fun taking the exam.

ເຫັນລຸ້ນອ້າຍເອື້ອຍສະຫມັກເສັງທຶນMEXTທຸກປີ. ພໍຮອດໄລຍະເລີ່ມຮັບສະຫມັກ, ເຮົາກໍໄປສະຫມັກເສັງ. ປົກກະຕິມັກເລກ, ອັງກິດ ແລະ ພາສາຍີ່ປຸ່ນຢູ່ແລ້ວເລີຍຮູ້ສຶກມ່ວນຕອນແກ້ບົດໂຈດຕອນເສັງ.

What are you studying/researching in Japan?

I spent my first three years studying Japanese and business management. Then I transferred to a university as a third year student and changed my major to modern economics. The last two years, I did research about the efficiency of banks in economics department.

ສາມປີທຳອິດຮຽນພາສາຍີ່ປຸ່ນແລະບໍລິຫານທຸລະກິດ. ຕໍ່ມາເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ເຂົ້າປີ3ຢູ່ມະຫາໄລແລ້ວປ່ຽນສາຍເປັນເສດຖະສາດຍຸກໃຫມ່.ສອງປີສຸດທ້າຍຮຽນປ.ໂທຄົ້ນຄວ້າກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມມີປະສິດທິພາບຂອງທະນາຄານ

What do you do in your personal time?

I worked a few part time jobs when I was a student. Now in my leisure time, I like to study Japanese, watch Japanese TV show, walk around the neighborhood and find some good restaurants to eat.

ເຮັດພາດທາມສອງສາມຢ່າງສະໄຫມເປັນນັກຮຽນ. ດຽວນີ້ຍາມວ່າງກໍຮຽນພາສາຍີ່ປຸ່ນ, ເບິ່ງລາຍການຕ່າງໆ, ຍ່າງຫລິ້ນແຖວບ້ານແລ້ວກໍຊອກໄປກິນຫຍັງແຊບໆ

Please tell us about your challenges in Japan and how you overcame them.

I had to adapt a lot into Japanese work culture when I did a part time job in a famous brand fast food restaurant in the central of Shinjuku. I also took some time to learn about Japanese manners in order to fit in Japanese community.

ຕ້ອງໄດ້ປັບໂຕຫລາຍຊ່ວງໃຫມ່ໆໂດຍສະເພາະຕອນເຮັດພາດທາມຢູ່ຮ້ານອາຫານແບຣນດັງຢູ່ກາງເມືອງ. ນອກນັ້ນກໍຕ້ອງຮຽນຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບມາລະຍາດເວລາການສື່ສານເພື່ອທີ່ຈະສາມາດຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັບຄົນຍີ່ປຸ່ນແລະດຳລົງຊີວິດໄດ້ສະບາຍຂຶ້ນ

Any encouraging message and/or advice to those who wish to study in Japan.

It may seem like there’s a lot of things you don’t know at first since something’s totally different from your country. But once you get used to the new environment, you will have opportunities to develop yourself and you’ll find there’s a lot of things you can enjoy in Japan.

ອາດຈະເບິ່ງຄືມີຫລາຍໆຢ່າງທີ່ເຮົາບໍ່ຮູ້ເພາະຍີ່ປຸ່ນກໍມີບາງຢ່າງແຕກຕ່າງກັບຕອນເຮົາຢູ່ປະເທດໂຕເອງ. ແຕ່ວ່າຖ້າເຮົາປັບໂຕເຂົ້າກັບສະພາບແວດລ້ອມໄດ້ແລ້ວ, ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນກໍຈະເປັນບ່ອນທີ່ເຮົາສາມາດຮຽນຮູ້ແລະພັດທະນາໂຕເອງໄດ້ສະເຫມີ, ແລ້ວກໍມີຫລາຍໆຢ່າງທີ່ເຈົ້າສາມາດທົດລອງເຮັດທົດລອງຫລິ້ນແລະມ່ວນໄປກັບມັນໄດ້ຢູ່ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ