"Visiting a country is far different than living in one." This is my last night in Japan and I'm not sure when I'll be back. Sightseeing aside, I don't feel like I have a great understanding (firsthand anyways) of the people here. And to truly understand the culture, gaining perspective from the most important part, …
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"Great teachers inspire." It's been more than a month since I last taught in Thailand and the memory of those students is becoming more and more distant. I consider this two months of being away from them as a test drive of when I actually leave them. At the rate I'm going, I don't think …
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If everyone else has done it, it's probably not worth noting. I have felt this way for the past six months and I will say it again, I hate Chinese tourists, especially the tour groups. There attitude and sheer numbers takes away from the authenticity of seeing seemingly far away places. And with modern technology …
A wise opinion is a proportioned opinion. Just a one night stay in Hiroshima today, I'm a bit surprised by the lack of English comprehension of the locals here, even among the young people. With the close relations between the US and Japan, this wasn't what I was expecting. Perhaps its the closed off, xenophobic …
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Kingston S. Lim 