In a few days I will be in my true homeland. Okay, technically it is not my real homeland, but it is a place I have longed to visit since I was a small child. That’s right, the glorious land of Japan! For years I have enjoyed the cutting edge technology and enthralling anime [...]
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My mom and me I am looking at my computer, looking at two divided windows, one for Microsoft Word and one for Firefox. And as I start writing this blog, I realize that I haven’t experienced any feelings of excitement or anxiousness, something that I would normally feel whenever I am doing something new [...] I can’t really remember how many years it has been since I first heard the name 沖縄. Having a university professor daddy who translates books from English to Chinese on the second world war and specializes in 20th century history means a lot than it seems. Ever since I was in elementary school I started [...] I am sitting in front of my laptop pounding on my keypads. I am hesitating about what kind of words I shall leave prior to the trip. In another word, I am wondering what is the right mood for this trip. Shall I be really excited or shall I be very numb? Of course [...] As I sit in my dorm room staring at my empty suitcase and the suggested packing list, I am starting to get “that” feeling – the feeling that I will be in Japan in just a few short days! What attracted me to this trip is how we will be comparing two vastly different [...] The chronicles of Edward Fowler’s experience in Japan during the 80s and 90s were so interesting that I hardly wanted to put the book down. San’ya Blues makes a lot of important points through the stories within its pages, but the one that stuck with me the most is the trouble with abusing alcohol. [...] A view of Tokyo As the departure time for this trip draws nearer I find myself getting more and more excited for takeoff. I have always enjoyed traveling to new places and Japan has always been somewhere I have wanted to visit. Admittedly, I do not know much about Japan- just general information on [...] When first filling out forms for the Japan May Experience, I had no idea, what-so-ever, what to expect. Over the past few days in meeting the people going on the trip, the professors leading the trip, and taking a few crash courses over where we would be going/ what we would be doing, and learning [...] I am literally incapable of articulating how excited I am to travel to Japan for a second time. My first time traveling to Japan was during March 2010 and was a short trip that included a brief visit to Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. Because I love the ancient Japanese culture and history, Kyoto’s historical [...] |
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