Author: schen@rollins.edu

During my time in Japan, I found a lot of different impressions from people about Chinese. Because of my identity, I could fit in society easily since Chinese and Japanese look similar. However, my identity also caused many people from other countries to ask questions about Chinese people such as they are rude and they talk…

During my time in Japan, I learned a lot of things such as festivals and culture especially the geisha culture of Japan. I took a class of geisha culture and I got a chance to learn about the things that can not learn elsewhere. I also got a chance to go the hanamachi to see…

During the time abroad so far, I haven’t felt I’m actually an outsider in Japan since everything is very similar to my own country: the way to take the train, my appearance, and the way people talk. I could easily get into society. This helps me learned that when people have similar culture and backgrounds, they…

I chose to study abroad in Japan because I wanted to use the language I’ve been learning since I entered college and I really like Japan, Japanese culture, and Japanese people. I wish I have an opportunity to stay in Japan for five months. Before my departure to Japan, I reviewed everything I’ve learned from class…

In my lifetime, I have traveled to many places such as London, Singapore, New Zealand,  and Cambodia. This is actually my second time to go to Japan. The first time I went there with my parents was when I was in elementary school, so I don’t have a lot of memory about the trip in my…