by Dan Wang | Jan 29, 2016 | ARI, Community, Food
In the modern world that I live in, it seems that people are connected all the time because of Internet and technology. We are all used to communicate through phone, email, instant messages, Facebook, and all kinds of social media. But at the same time, I often feel...
by gianopou | Jan 26, 2016 | ARI, Community, Farming, Food
In addition to writing online blog posts, we students write personal journals about our experiences abroad. We continually find ourselves sharing in unfamiliar cultural practices, and reflection journals help us step back from these experiences and interpret the Japan...
by pietz | Jan 26, 2016 | ARI, Community
I am not religious. I grew up going to church with my family (and still go on Christmas Eve and Easter), and I was a part of a youth group for a couple years. Regardless, Christianity plays little to no role in my world view. When I found out that ARI was a Christian...
by Dan Wang | Jan 13, 2016 | ARI, Community, Farming, Food
I have been staying in Japan for about 10 days now. We stayed in Tokyo for the first few days, exploring what good food is and where it comes from. On Jan 6th, we took a high-speed train from Tokyo to Tochigi, and settled down at the Asian Rural Institute (ARI). I...
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