Yesterday we had our language class like usual, but part of the class was devoted to writing our thank you letters to...

Today we had a field trip to both a Shinto shrine and a small traditional crafts shop in Kanazawa. First, the Shinto shrine. Shiroyama...

Who?: Me.  This is a blog about me. Where?: George Bush Airport in Houston, Texas is my current location.  I am in transit. ...

Yesterday in culture class we learned a little bit about the two main Japanese religions. Shintoism was the first major religion in Japan...

This morning, we woke up pretty early, but the Nakamuras were already awake and Gretchen had already come over as well. ...

Today we got up early to meet with our host family. We were only staying with them for one night, but...

Today in culture class we talked a bit about the schools in Japan. Like in America, there's the concept of elementary...

In class today, we learned about Japanese mimetics. In addition to the many onomatopoeia they have called giongo, they also have...

Today we had an interesting culture class in which we started to discuss how Japanese families operate. Some of the operating...