PDA in Japan is an interesting topic. The reason I am posting about this is because after Japanese Language class today two American students gave each other a hug. The teacher saw and started laughing at them, and when everyone looked at her strangely she stated that "hugging is not our custom". She stated that in Japan only couples hug when they are alone. It was surprising for her to see two friends give each other a hug in public. Public displays o...

I've caught a cold TT_TT It began last week when my throat started hurting so I went to the drug store by my dormitory (pictured) I bought some pills that said "throat" on the box in Japanese in hopes that it would help. The next day I took a trip to Tokyo which I will post about next. Anyways, the medicine did dry up the drainage in my throat but also made my throat extremely dry and scratchy and now I sound like a frog :P This week however I have also...

Last weekend I took a trip to Nara with my Japanese Religion Class Despite the fact that it rained the entire time we were there it was still an amazing experience. I was soaked and tired and I am pretty sure that I caught a cold from being in the rain but I don't regret going at all. Nara is about an hour to an hour and a half train ride from Osaka and it has many cultural and religious shrines and temples. Nara is also famous for the deer there. There are hund...

I was going to blog about my trip to the Osaka Aquarium last Saturday but I haven't uploaded to my computer yet (.w.;). Sorry! I will make a blog post later this week about that. So, I thought I'd talk about trains in Japan instead. The train system is very good and almost always on time. Most of the time if we want to go anywhere in Japan we have to walk, ride a bike, or take the train. In Osaka there are usually places to sit down unless it is a busy neighborh...

Today I had Japanese Oral Class and Japanese Religion. My religion class is planning to take a trip to Nara this weekend to see some shrines and temples!I love Japanese traditional culture so I am really excited for this trip! After class some friends and I ate a Chibikaradon which is a small family owned chicken restaurant right by our campus. We call it the "dog place" because the owner leaves his two dogs outside on the porch of the restaurant every...