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Asia » Japan » Yamanashi » Tsuru August 6th 2007

Since I'm sure people didn't want to slog through a giant blog post, I split this one into two, maybe more. We'll see. Deal with it. Aaanyway, The day after my last post was Friday, I believe (days are ok to keep track of now. I think I have a pretty solid grasp), and the day after we had an orientation - just some tips about living in japan, some information on our classes, the schedule for the next few days, and a little campus tour. The campus is only about the size of two colleges on UCSD campus. Probably most akin to Warren and Sixth, since those are the boonies of UCSD. After the orientation, one of the program organizers had made lunch for us. I forget the name, but the dish is cold noodles ... read more
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Asia » Japan » Yamanashi » Tsuru August 6th 2007

Alright, so Travelblog is back up and running FINALLY. I wrote one and saved it after the first day I was in Tsuru, so here it is.... Okay.... I THINK I’m four days into my stay here in Japan, but with the time change it has been impossible to keep track of what day it is. As I write this post at 11 pm Thursday night, it is 7 am Thursday morning back home, and around 7 am in the morning its about 5 pm the previous evening back home. So the first day after my last post, my dad and I went around Tokyo checking out various sights. The first place we went to was the Senso-ji temple, whose entrance is the Kuminarimon (thunder gate). It’s a 700 year old Buddhist temple, and there is ... read more
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