The worldwide Augustana College experience
Well we’ve been in Osaka for about four days now and we’re leaving for Kyoto tomorrow morning. Osaka has been a great way to start the trip. It has been quite easy to travel on the subway to see what all is around the city. Yesterday we went to the Osaka Garden Club and attended [...]
Posted on August 24th, 2010 by kimberly-coakley
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I’ve decided that I’m copying excerpts from my daily journal entries for this blog to give me more time to explore and get things done for class. Keep in mind that we are one day ahead. So if it’s Thursday in the U.S., it is Friday here in Japan. Friday August 20,2010
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by sarah-viager
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After a long day of traveling we arrived in Osaka, Japan Friday night. It was quite an interesting experience coming to a youth hostel. In the youth hostel we have most of our meals in the cafeteria where we also have class. We share a room with four or five other students. Most students have [...]
Posted on August 21st, 2010 by kimberly-coakley
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My adventure in Asia is only 2 days away! My mind is overflowing with thoughts about this trip! With a 44 lb. weight limit for luggage in China, picking 6 to 7 outfits to last me about 3 months is definitely a challenge, especially being a girl. The most important tip I’ve heard from others [...]
Posted on August 17th, 2010 by sarah-viager
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This is my first posting about East Asia and I’m so excited! It’s two days until me and about 80 Augie students depart for Asia. This is my first time out of the country and I’m extremely excited but also anxious for the unknown. We start in Japan and then move to Taipei, the capital [...]
Posted on August 17th, 2010 by eileen-andrews
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Thursday morning a group of nearly 80 students including myself will be leaving for Asia. We will be starting in Japan and traveling to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. We will end our trip in Hawaii. I am looking forward to all the fun times and new and exciting things we will be learning. I [...]
Posted on August 17th, 2010 by kimberly-coakley
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