tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74636419263742410872024-02-21T02:12:40.127-08:00University of San Diego EDUC 510i: Adventures in Tokyo Karen Salernihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824984297421894723noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463641926374241087.post-56635983759758080852013-07-31T13:41:00.000-07:002013-08-08T10:52:19.173-07:00Sunday, July 7: At SD AirportWelcome to our blog. We are now at the airport and waiting for the time for boarding. We are all excited about the trip. For what we blogged in the pre-travel sessions, please see the following.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After our workout, we got ready, went to the hotel restaurant, and dined on our first meal in Tokyo. We ate croissants, cereal, and the cooks even made Kathleen an egg white omelette, special for her allergic needs. Then off to the races we went. Dr. Inoue and Masami Inoue lead seven loud and clueless Americans through the Shinjuki train station. It’s reported that 3 million people pass through this train station every day and I think I saw every one of them. I’ve never seen so many people in one place at one time. I’ve even been to Las Vegas and New York City for New Year’s Eve and I still haven’t seen so many people. As our train arrived, people just poured out of different sections of the train like water. It was incredible. What was more incredible was in the quiet and orderly manner the passengers walked from the train and through the train station. There was no pushing, shoving, or short tempers. They were quick and efficient.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So we made it on the train then over to Waseda University. We were warmly welcomed by Professor Asada and the Waseda students, many of which spoke English. We spent the entire day discussing teaching methods, analyzing video, lesson study, and organizing thoughts in a new way to me called the KJ Method. The KJ Method stands for the man who came up with it whose name is Kawakita (last name) Jiro (first name). It’s a method to analyze field notes that was developed in Japan.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After we took care of business, we got the party started! A big group of us, at least 25+ Americans and Japanese walked to a restaurant where the Waseda student hosted a welcoming party for us. We had some drinks, cut loose, and this is where friendships begun. I was given an informal lesson on proper ways to bow from Shun. There was lots of conversations and giggling throughout the party. It was around 10:00 when the party was over and we all went back to our homes and hotels. The long ride home had most of us sleeping during some parts of it. I even captured Dr. Inoue dozing off too (he he he). When we got back to the hotel, I think all of us got in our pj’s and were out for the rest of the night. For me, it was an unforgettable day.</span></div>
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Wednesday…Second Day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another successful day in Tokyo! Today, we got to visit
Waseda University’s main campus near Shinjuku. We spent our day sharing our
Action Research with our new Waseda comrades and learning about the Action
Research they are conducting. We exchanged ideas, received helpful feedback,
and had our “kizuki” about how big of an impact culture has on our differences
in learning and teaching. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And this was only part of our adventure….<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our gracious hosts and new friends treated us to traditional
Japanese cuisine throughout our day. For lunch we had another delicious, and
this time very fancy, bento box. Rumor has it that we dined on the same bento boxes that are served at the Imperial Palace! For dinner, we dined on a variety
of Japanese Cuisines at a traditional Japanese dinner table. We continued
building our relationships with our new friends while they helped us learn
about the fun things to do in Tokyo –aside from Action Research ;). <o:p></o:p></div>
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After another day of fun and learning with new friends, we
are exhausted! We are all looking forward to a good nights sleep to prepare us
for tomorrow’s adventures visiting Japanese Middle and
Elementary Schools.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Until Tomorrow,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kathleen and Melissa<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wow what another great day!! It was the hottest day Tokyo had seen in
years. After a long, sweaty, hot walk we finally arrived at Tokorozawa Middle School. When we first arrived at the school we took off our shoes and put on blue slippers. What a great idea. The slippers cut down on dirt entering the school.<br />
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I think we all had a great time visiting. It was wonderful to see all the great
programs the school has to offer. The principal was extremely welcoming. Our next school tour was at Meiho Elementary
School. Like Lauren said, I think we were
all a little nervous to teach the 6<sup>th</sup> graders. After our
kinesthetic lesson, we were able to watch our students serve lunch, then eat with
them. It was a great experience!<o:p></o:p><br />
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First stop, arriving at Tokorozawa Middle School. I don't think we could have been more grateful for an air-conditioned room than after the tour of the school! It was quite impressive to learn about the many programs the school offers its students, from swimming to music to kendo. How great was it to see the English teacher use "Call Me Maybe" in her class?!<br />
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Second stop, Meiho Elementary School. I'm not afraid to admit I was nervously excited to teach the 6th graders. Excited to teach, but nervous because they were 6th graders. 6th graders can be terrifying!! But we had a blast was we taught our very entertaining and kinesthetic lessons to the intrigued students. From learning Simon Says, the Cupid Shuffle, and the Electric Slide hopefully these kiddos learned that young American teachers like to get up and MOVE! Eating lunch with the students was quite an experience of miming and gesturing as we tried to communicate. The students were very sweet and there was lots of giggling (at my expense I'm sure!)<br />
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Next stop, getting home on our own! After a quick refresh and relax time we got all dolled up to explore the wonderful city of Tokyo. We hopped on the subway (first time and all by ourselves!) and safely made it to Roppongi Hills. Although we didn't make it to the tip-top of Mori Tower, our dinner at Wired Cafe was tasty and our first excursion on our own was a success!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12270536058322139882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463641926374241087.post-53315720557997290522013-07-24T23:30:00.000-07:002013-08-07T14:16:44.582-07:00Friday, July 12: Day 4TGIF! Friday marked our first official opportunity to spend the day exploring Tokyo. However, that didn't mean we finally had a chance to sleep in a little bit. The morning was dedicated to a cultural tour of the city, and we had to meet in our hotel's lobby at 8 a.m. again! I was definitely running on adrenaline and caffeine by this point. Melissa did a wonderful job writing about the group tour, so please check out her post and pictures below!<br />
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After the tour ended in Asakusa, we split up into smaller groups, and I explored the city with Lauren and Lexi. We spent a few hours exploring Asakusa, buying trinkets at the stands that serve the throngs of tourists visiting the Sensoji/Asakusa Kannon Temple before walking a few blocks to Orange Street. We stumbled upon Stars Plaza in front of the Asakusa Public Hall. Like the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the sidewalk here displays the handprints of famous Japanese performers. The three of us then found a fantastic little home goods shop where we all bought gifts -- such as dishware and nice chopsticks -- for family and friends. We ended our afternoon in Asakusa with a late lunch at a Chinese restaurant.<br />
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KarenKaren Salernihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824984297421894723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463641926374241087.post-42245538694158550962013-07-24T23:03:00.000-07:002013-08-07T14:18:06.930-07:00Friday, July 12: Day 4Another fun and exciting day in Tokyo!! Today we had the culture tour and we were able to do some sight seeing around Tokyo! To begin the tour we hopped on the bus and met our tour guide. Our tour guide was very informative and had quite the sense of humor which kept us all entertained during the tour. On the bus he even taught us some Japanese words and phrases! We learned to count to seven in Japanese...<br />
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Our first stop on the tour was Meiji Jingu Shrine! This is a shinto shrine is dedicated to protecting the spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife. On our walk to the shrine, we passed a wall full of barrels of sake which I learned were donated to the shrine. Before entering the shrine, we cleansed ourselves with water. There is water located outside the shrine and everyone who enters is supposed to pour the water on both hands then rinse the mouth with the water. This ritual is supposed to cleanse each person before going into the shrine. Inside the shrine we all made wishes. To make a wish at the shrine, one must clap twice, make a wish, then bow. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649138796532998166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463641926374241087.post-4952368165177701982013-07-21T21:28:00.000-07:002013-08-08T10:26:20.308-07:00Saturday, July 13th: Day 5 (Last Full Day!)Today was the VERY last full day in Tokyo and we were going to soak up as much of it as possible! It all began with our Polo t-shirt photo shoot in front of the hotel then off to explore Odaiba, or as Karen so creatively named it "Garbage Island" due to it formerly being a landfill. How did we get to Garbage Island? It wasn't by taxi. It wasn't by subway. It wasn't by train. It was by Monorail! (See what I did there with the reference to our tour guide's phrasing??)<br />
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The monorail station dumped (get it? "dumped") us in somesort of Japanese cartoon toyland with a chocolate-smelling tunnel and creepy kuwaii characters. We quickly made our way to the ginormous shopping mall where we spent our hard-earned cash on clothes and souvenirs. After lunch we split ways. Lexi and I headed to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Oedo-Onsen-Monogatari hot spring where we changed into colorful yukatas and walked in a shallow stone lined foot bath. Some stones were like daggers to our little feet and others were gentle and smooth. Because it was so hot and humid, sitting outside was like sitting in a sauna...with 40 of our closest Japanese-stranger-friends and a few foreigners. The main selling point of this onsen was the nibbling fish who eat dead skin cells. When in Rome, right? Er, rather Japan. It was quite ticklish as swarms of these little fishes suck on our feet and ankles. I think Lexi put a sweet-tasting lotion on her feet because they were going bananas for her! We saw Kathleen, Kristi, and Melissa in the changing room, said "hello!" then scooted off to revisit Asakusa for some last-minute souvenir shopping. </span><br />
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Sunday… Sixth Day… LAST DAY<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today was the last OFFICIAL day of our Cognition and
Learning adventures, however, many of us extended our travels and kept the fun alive.
As for me (well, us), Kristy, Melissa and I all traveled to Kyoto. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our days were filled with fun new adventures. We traveled on
the Shinkansen (bullet train) and were shocked at how fast the train went. We traveled almost 300 miles in less than
three hours! The breathtaking views along the way also amazed us; my favorite
being Mt. Fuji. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When we arrived in Kyoto we were lucky to learn that we had arrived
just in time for the Gion Matsuri (festival).
We spent our days walking and bussing around the historic city taking in
the beautiful sites of Nishi Honganji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple (The Golden
Temple), the Original Imperial Palace and Fushimi Inaei Shrine. We also ventured
to the Gion Matsuri and checked out all of the different floats that were
getting ready for the parade. In Gion, we took in the traditional Japanese
dancing, entertainment, and dress that the festival and its visitors had to
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We have had a fantastic time so far, and continue to look
forward to our travels.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cheers,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kathleen<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nishi Honganji Temple<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p></o:p>Kinkakuji Temple</div>
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The Original Imperial Palace<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fushimi Inaei Srine<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gion Matsuri Floats<o:p></o:p></div>
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And last, but not least, our daily dose of asking the nice people around us for directions :)</div>
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