Last semester, American teachers often said
to Japanese students “Be Independent”. Acutually, Japanese people are not
independent. Research shows that they always care about social position. Also,
it is comfortable for them to be same as others. The group consciousness is one
of Japanese characteristics. How do Japanese people behave? Where do people learn
it? Why? The presenter will illustrate how Japanese people think and care about
others in the society deeply.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...