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May 23, 2011

Tokyo, Japan

Last month (April 16-17) CIEE students who have been here since fall semester got to visit Kyoto for the weekend. Kyoto was Japan's capital for over 1000 years. The emperor resided here from 794 until 1868 when the capital was moved to Tokyo. The city is known for being a symbol of traditional Japanese culture and important historical sit…

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I’m a junior undergrad student from University of South Carolina studying in Japan for a year. This is a blog I’ll keep during my stay.

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May 23, 2011

tokyo, Japan

Last month (April 16-17) CIEE students who have been here since fall semester got to visit Kyoto for the weekend. Kyoto was Japan's capital for over 1000 years. The emperor resided here from …

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May 23, 2011

Kyoto

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Apr 23, 2011

tokyo, Japan

A summary of the month and a half I spent in Tokunoshima volunteering on a farm before the earthquake: Every morning at 7:30 I rode a bike into the main part of town where I met a farmer name…

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Apr 23, 2011

Tokunoshima

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Apr 7, 2011

Tokyo, Japan

Alright, so...where to begin. Last I wrote, I was headed for an island south of Japan to work on a farm during interim break. I worked like a dog, came home hurting most days, but overall wa…