Author: Steele Engelmann | Major: Anthropology | Semester: Summer 2023 On the sprawling streets, the picturesque parks, and the spectacular squares of Kyoto, Japan one can find a multitude of things. Street vendors selling freshly fried skewers of chicken, tourists...
Learning Culture and Language Through a Summer in Japan
Author: Sam Roth | Major: International Business - Supply Chain | Semester: Summer 2023 As a Language learner this program was great for me. I had been taking Japanese classes throughout freshman and sophomore year with the hope to get to go to Japan someday. Growing...
Learning Japanese through Immersion
Author: Kile Harvey | Major: Computer Engineering | Semester: Summer 2023 This June, I had the pleasure of studying abroad in Japan for a month, along with two University of Arkansas Japanese language professors and eleven other UArk students, in order to further our...
Discovering the Land of the Rising Sun
Author: Cali Brewer | Major: Computer Science | Semester: Summer 2023 My name is Cali Brewer and this summer I had the amazing opportunity of traveling to Japan. Embarking on the University of Arkansas' faculty-led intensive Japanese study abroad program in Japan has...
My Internship in Osaka, Japan
Author: Breck Husong | Major: Data Science | Semester: Summer 2023 Hello! My name is Breck Husong, and I’m majoring in Data Science, an interdisciplinary program through the College of Engineering, Sam M. Walton College of Business, and Fulbright College of Arts and...
Learning Japanese Language and Culture in Kyoto
Author: AJ Navarro | Major: Finance | Semester: January Intersession 2023 I have always been passionate about Japanese language and culture, so this past Winter, I spent three weeks in Kyoto, Japan. Since I’ve been minoring in Japanese, I wanted to truly immerse...
Adventure in the Land of the Rising Sun
Author: Sebastian Hendrix | Major: International Business Accounting | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Sebastian Hendrix, and I am part of the Walton College of Business where I have studied International Business with an accounting concentration and a minor in...
Art and Culture in Kyoto
Author: Ethan Peters | Majors: Biochemistry, Spanish | Semester: January Intersession 2023 I just returned from a three-week study abroad in Kyoto, Japan. In many ways, the program was completely outside my comfort zone. I don’t speak the language, the schedule was...
Day off in Kyoto
Author: Amanda Thomsen | Major: Economics and Mathematics | Semester: January Intersession 2023 This winter, I spent 3 weeks studying manga and anime in Japan through the CIEE J-Term in Kyoto program. My goals were to be able to learn about the history, culture, and...
Furuihodo yoi: Longevity Bias in Japan vs. America
Author: Sophia Chier | Major: Psychology | Semester: Fall 2022 古いほど良い(Furuihodo yoi): Older is better. My name is Sophia Chier, and I major in Psychology and minor in Japanese. I have worked as a research assistant in Dr. Scott Eidelman’s SAPP (Social and Political...