End of Fall Semester

The Slow Life

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March 13th 2006
My how the semester goes so much faster once you are adjusted to living in a foreign country. This week marks the start of our Japanese midterms, but it seems like winter break was just finished a couple weeks ago. Finally settling in, getting used to classes, I now am preparing for oral interviews and kanji quizzes and spring break travel. Oh that reminds me… Assuming something doesn’t go do ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Hirakata

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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