Blog 41

I am absolutely obsessed with learning about different cultures. For this blog, I want to pick one my favorite cultures that I know about: Japanese culture. I guess I would have to let you in on my “geek” side. I was obsessed with everything anime, including Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, and the amazing Pokemon. When I was younger, all of my best friends were Japanese, and that’s because I grew up on a street surrounded by Japanese families. The hardest thing about these friendships were when the families had to move to a different job or move back to Japan because their Visa was about to expire. When I was thirteen, I went with my best friend and her family to Japan to visit their family. That was the only time I have ever gone out of the country and I thought it was the most amazing thing ever. I remember when the plane landed, I looked out the window and saw such a different environment. The culture is absolutely beautiful. I never knew Japan was so big on their shrines and gardens. Those gardens were miraculously beautiful, with tons of little shrines all over the place and koi fish in the ponds. It’s funny that when I entered Japan, a lady at the airport slightly bowed her head and said welcome, but when I was entering America, the lady at the airport did not give me anything more than a grunt. I hope to visit their again soon.