One Month on My Own as a Student — A Japanese Student's Google Review

This is a Google Maps review by a Japanese student who stayed with us alone for one month. Price assessment: "Great price". Below is the full text, translated from the Japanese original.

I stayed for one month, on my own as a student. Even before departure they gave me information about what happens after landing and about the school, so I felt reassured. When I arrived at the airport a pickup car was waiting, and the local staff carefully carried my luggage and chatted with me a lot, which made me happy. The facilities themselves are on the clean side for the Philippines, I think. Both the school and the dormitory are cleaned carefully; in the dorm, the stairs and corridors were cleaned every morning, so it was very tidy. Meals are basically Korean food, and there is kimchi at every meal. I don't think it's something that wouldn't suit Japanese tastes at all. As for classes, you can go through the procedure to change classes every Wednesday. After you've been here a while, changes like wanting a different teacher or shifting your schedule are possible. The managers and teachers also looked out for me a great deal. HANA is run by Koreans, and there are several Korean managers too. Since I could speak Korean, the Korean managers also talked with me and helped me. For nearby facilities, there are a 7-Eleven, a Jollibee and so on right next door. The shopping mall across the street that I had looked at on Google Maps beforehand had many vacant or closed tenants, so for shopping I recommend NEPO MALL, about 15 minutes away by car. There are lots of cafés around (Korean cafés, Japanese cafés). No meals are served on weekends, so I recommend spending time at cafés like those. I was worried about being a student on my own, but the managers and teachers helped me so much that I was able to spend a fulfilling month. I hope I can come back again. Thank you very much 😊

A break in the poolside gazebo

Meals are basically Korean food

Plenty of cafés nearby

A night out on the weekend

Shopping street in town

The photos in this article were taken by the author of this Google Maps review.