Dream Factory

(July 02 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

Japanese Craft Shop

(July 01 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

(June 30 2008) Written by: Stacy Kowsz in Study Abroad

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

(June 30 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

(June 29 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

(June 28 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

(June 27 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

(June 26 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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

(June 25 2008) Written by: Joe Conley in Study Abroad

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