Study Abroad Presentation - Japan

a compendium of photos from study abroad

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japan 2012

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my journey began at theMy name is Victor Khramov, and I am currently a senior industrial design student at the school of DAAP at UC. In the fall of 2012 I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to travel to Japan for a semester of study abroad. The following is a small taste of the things I found there along with some insights I was able to glean from my travels.

and I arrived toAfter one month in Tokyo and coming to grips with the basics of the language, I started classes at Chiba University. I took classes in Japanese at the Service Design Department in addition to more language study. Over the next five months I would travel around the city and its outskirts, back to Tokyo and beyond.

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after my arrival it became clear that japan is a country of contrasts.

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During the Day, the cities buzz with life

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at night, serenity rules

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cities are packeD with moDern builDings anD busy people

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the countrysiDe is nature’s Domain

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traDitional Dress Does not turn heaDs

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but young people prefer moDern attire

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getting arounD is simple, but can be a Difficult choice

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ancient architecture is preserveD anD celebrateD

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yet moDern structures fill the skyline

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japanese activities still have an auDience

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but young people finD moDern forms of expression

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time-testeD Decoration remains to this Day

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anD foreign curios abounD

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a blizzarD may be on the forecast one Day then thaw by the next

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citizens flock to temples of eastern worship

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but western religion also finDs a home

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anD everyone stanDs together to ring in the new year

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thank you

A big thank you goes out to those who made this possible: Steve Doehler and Peter Chamberlain, two of my professors at the school of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati; also Ryan Meyer and everyone at the UC International Office; and everyone involved with the UC Honors Program. A special thank you to everyone in Japan, especially those I met in Chiba University.

ありがとうございます!

there is always something to be inspireD by

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