Moving to Tokyo alone for Medical School | UK to Japan

can't believe I'm in Tokyo how I get to live in Japan as part of my medical school we're going to Japan Tokyo [Music] welome chicken with rice um it's only recording thank you I take a photo yeah of course for your wife yeah you can take a photo did it work can I supp shall I try there was a 3our layover in shangai I'm changing in shangai and I've been just sleeping it and now we're boarding the flight to go to Tokyo did you Pi What food did I pick [Music] oh my God I'm here this is crazy this is crazy so we're here I don't know how to get this door now the key box code for the entrance to the room is I had to climb four floors to to get here with two huge suitcases I'm so tired I haven't slept in like freaking a day I haven't slept in a day properly I've been traveling for like 24 hours no joke I hope this goes well at least because I've been actually like waiting outside for 25 minutes my code didn't work to get into this building okayy this an experience be grateful sometimes stuff just doesn't go this way open please sh all lights let's do a quick tour of the room it's quite small but I have my own space it's like a studio so it's not bad at all how [Music] nice this is the bathroom I'm so excited can you tell I am so geeked right now thank God thank God for this oh my God ah I can't believe I'm in Tokyo no [Music] way it's raining right now a little bit but I need to get some food because I'm starving and also the room is really dirty so I'm going to get some cleaning wipes because I'll be in that room for the next 10 days then I'm moving to another place [Music] [Music] [Music] so good [Music] my first night in Turkey [Music] I'm talking to myself because I honestly don't know how I'm going to Sol travel because my medical internship elective starts on Monday and today is Thursday night so I've got three full days of having to hang out alone not having the privilege to hang out alone in Tokyo so I'm going to make the most of that actually yes this is really new I've never solid traveled before so it's exciting but also a little bit scary so quick explanation of of how I get to live in Japan as part of my medical school in the UK at the end of a medical degree students have the option to do a hospital placement in any country around the world this is to experience a new Health Care system and to discover a new country and it is one in a lifetime opportunity that most British medical students including myself look forward to from day one of our studies so of course I'm journaling during this trip with my favorite day one Journal so I write about my feelings as I navigate a completely new country all alone and the places I visit it's like creating a time capsule For My Future Self and preserve the memories and Adventures I'm having in Japan thank you to day one journal for sponsoring this video their premium account is fantastic you can add as many photos and videos from your trip as you like and if you ever need some inspiration or prompting they have super helpful travel templates go to day1 up. com to check it out my favorite part is the search function it's super easy to find every mention of a place or a person and relieve those moments if you're interested go to day 1up. com and use code Zha to get a two-month free trial with day one Journal [Music] premium good morning or shall I say good afternoon cuz it's 2: p.

m. I slept for I slept for 14 hours [Music] okay now we got to quickly clean the floors and properly settle in I've sent the pictures of the floor to my land lady like the dust and the hair I found and she kindly refunded me 10% of my cost of staying here so that's not too bad but now I got to clean it myself [Music] these are all the hospital clothes I have apparently in Japan in hospitals you're going to wear a white coat at least the hospital I'm going to be attending here is my stutus coat and some smart trousers [Music] it's already dark outside and I haven't even had my first meal of the day jet like is hard but starting from tomorrow we'll start a routine and stick to it and I'm going to go to sleep early today of [Music] course [Music] hello look at this View do you see [Music] it because it was dir they refunded me the 10% of [Applause] [Music] it 4:42 I've been awake for about an hour though I've been just in bed trying to catch some sleep but jet like isn't allowing yet I thought let's just get ready for the day and explore Tokyo as ear we can 3: to 4:00 a. m.