Before leaving for our two-week study abroad trip to Japan, we were tasked to read various sources on: war, culture, religion, food, lifestyle, nuclear weapons, World War II memoirs, and other..
To quote Mark Twain, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” The United States and the island nation of Japan have a very dark past full of hatred and violence. During the..
I have always been meaning to go to Japan and I knew that it was only a matter of time before I found myself there for one reason or another. However, I didn’t imagine that I would be there studying..
The past two weeks in Japan have been one of the most memorable two weeks of my life. I never would have thought that out of the 195 countries in the world, I would have gone to Japan; it was 100..
From the get-go, I knew that as soon as I landed in Japan—knowing full well I was in the country that shaped me for the majority of my life—I was going to cry tears of happiness. What I did not know..
I am so thankful that I decided to go abroad this summer to study in Japan. Being that it was my first time leaving the United States, I expected some culture shock, but was pleasantly surprised..
After over a week of planned activities, we finally had some free time upon arriving in Kyoto. Our only obligation was to explore a temple complex in the city. This was fine with me, as I had wanted..
Traveling and seeing the world has always been a dream of mine, and Japan has consistently been one of the places I knew I had to visit at least once in my life. When I learned about the May term..
Returning to the United States after the study abroad trip to Japan, I found it rather difficult to fully process all that happened during that educationally enriching and culturally immersive..
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