"It's been four months and I've still only just scratched the surface of Japanese culture." "Every time one question is answered, another surfaces." "Japan is more than what it looks like on the surface."...
Okay, so I am about to attempt to describe the past (three, four?) weeks I haven't been blogging with 12 pictures! Here we go.
Fall Break in Japan
While a bunch of people went...
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Look at the next two photos and comment below (or think in your head or tell the person next to you) what you think they are of.
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So, being that I am almost 1/4 of the way into studying abroad, I though it time to do a quick comparison.
Lets start with the important things.
Flossing. American dentists (or at least mine) always...
My grandmother told me there was not supposed to be any rain, but encouraged me to take a small umbrella anyway. I'll be fine, I had said. The fire festival (unlike the Jidai Matsuri, which was supposed...
( Quick note: Sorry the formatting on this is strange- I will work on getting more familiar with this as time goes on. On the plus side, pictures! Hurray!)
There are too many things to do here. And...
At this point, I've settled into my host family's home: at least a little bit. Orientation week is over, and tomorrow, classes start. I'm going to have to accept that there will come a time, most likely...
Tonight, after eating dinner in my hotel room, Sam and I went out to explore the area around our hotel.
During this first week's orientation period, we're staying in the Kyoto Tower hotel, a large and...
