My Room...for now!

Moving Day!

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February 28th 2008
So yesterday was the big day...MOVING DAY! I finished with classes at noon, so I came back to my room to finish up my packing. I had packed the majority of my things the night before...all my clothes and shoes and books, among other things. So really all I had to do was get everything together before 2 PM when I was scheduled to check-out. And checking out turned out to be a lot more com ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more