My time at Kansai Gaidai as a student is over but not my time in Japan. I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to intern in Tokyo over the summer. Although I will be in Japan till August, it still was sad to see all my friends from all over the world leave…
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Naritasan-fudoson Temple
Today I took a field trip to the Naritasan-fudoson Temple with my pilgrimage class. We got on the train from Hirakata station and headed to Korien station. When we first got down, I was a little disappointed because the weather was very gloomy. I had been looking forward to this trip because I thought it…
Journey to Tokyo
Since I’ve been studying in the Osaka area, I’ve been to Kyoto, Nara, Kobe and a few other areas. I’ve really wanted to go and check out Tokyo for a while so I figured spring break was the perfect time. I made plans to meet up with my friend from FSU who is studying abroad…
Japan Pre-Boarding
I’ve known since October that I was going to go to Japan. However, as I now make my way to board my flight to San Fran, it’s just now hitting me that I am in fact going to be away from Florida until June. I can hardly believe that it’s happening. I’ve been dreaming of…