Inside Japan – Setting Up Your Japanese Life as a Student or Employee

Hello everybody! How are you? I am still in quarantine with Jack in our cute Japanese apartment. It is going well, with its normal ups and downs. I put away the luggage, set my “home workstation”, then remotely managed to talk to my company, the city office, and opened a bank account by mail. So, […]

Japan Contest: Winners and Prizes | Concorso Giappone: vincitori e premi

Dear all, I hope you are doing fine. I am here to talk about the Japan Contest! It started on July 15 and finished on August 30, with a total of 10 partners and 28 participants. There is a good piece of news: Everybody is a winner! You can read more about the contest’s history […]

Japan Virtual Tours – The Secrets of the Digital Art Museums in Tokyo

Hi dear readers! How is life going? My quarantine is starting to proceed faster, I got used to it, and I keep working every day. These days Jack and I also started a joint project called “Jack and Elly” that you can find on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, check them out later! Now, on Elly […]

Escape to Taiwan – My Taipei

Hi my dear readers! I finally managed to write this article, which many of you were waiting for! As the title says, it will be about my short (but intense) trip to Taiwan. Like my first trip to Seoul (here), I thought I was going to be alone, but my friend Yuki decided to come […]

Escape to Asia’s World City – My Hong Kong

Here we go! I did it again! There was a long weekend holiday in Japan so I took the chance to explore new places 🙂 This time I have been to Hong Kong, where my friend Andrea lives.First, I would like to thank my friend Sara, who came from Switzerland to visit me last week. […]

Escape to Korea – My Seoul

Apart from the article where I described my brief homecoming in Switzerland and Italy, this is the first time I talk about another country other than Japan on ellylakes.com! During my exams period (dedicated article here) I programmed a week circa in one of my dream destinations: Seoul. At the last second, a friend of mine […]

Living Tokyo – Endings and Beginnings

Ehy everyone, have you already seen the dance cover me and my friends made for a KPOP contest (above)? You probably should, and do not forget to like it because it is important to win! Thank you for your support! In my last article (Living Tokyo – Work, Dance, and Snakes) I was going to […]

Living Tokyo – My First Tea Ceremony, Tanabata, and Kabuki

One of the best things happening when you live in a foreign country is that you are not stressed by your settled traveling time, schedules, and that you can just live. You can have routines, enjoy daily little things. This is what I wanted when I decided to come here, to live and “get bored” […]

Living Tokyo – Working in Japan Part Two

The weekend has arrived. And Monday will be holiday as well, the so called “Day of the sea” (海の日, umi no hi). I am lucky because I just finished my first week of school + work + study and I really need time to relax. Some of you will remember my first post on this […]

Living Tokyo – My (Stra)ordinary Japanese Life

In my last article, Latest News from the Big City, I told you about my school’s results, scholarship, and networking experiences. I was also sick at home, trying not to get too much crazy. In the following days, so many things happened, let’s discover them! Inside Japan – Virtual Tours! First, I released a video […]