Wednesday May 20, 2009

In Japan we stayed at JCMU's (Japan Center for Michigan Universities) dormitory, where we met Japanese and American students. In addition , we participated in the 20th JCMU's anniversary where we met guests representing every public university in Michigan.

The Japanese language class was very interesting because we were able to learn how to communicate in Japanese in everyday life; it was difficult but at least we learned some basic Japanese words! Also, the Japanese culture class was very important because we got introduced to several Japanese practices; the flower arrangement ''Ikebona'', the calligraphy ''Shodo'', the tee ceremony ''Chado'' and the music ''Koto''. Each one of these practices is unique and very important for the Japanese people.