Month: July 2019
SJMC Japan 2019: The trip of a lifetime
The Texas State School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s first-ever Study Abroad Program to Japan has come and gone. After a year and a half of planning, I couldn’t be more pleased with everything about this trip. We spent 11 days in Japan, partly in Tokyo and partly in Kyoto, including a day trip to […]
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Views from Japan
A summary of my journey through Japan in video form. You can think of this as one really long Instagram story. Enjoy 😉
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Views from Kyoto
This photo slideshow is dedicated to an overview of our (#SJMCJapan) trip in Kyoto from June 15 to 19. Most of us agreed that the journey went by a little fast once we arrived there, but we all still managed to make the most of each day.
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Views from Kamakura and Enoshima
During our stay in Tokyo, we took a day trip to Kamakura and Enoshima. The weather was beautiful and the views were picturesque.
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The Last Samurai Bootleg cut
These are some of my favorite clips from the trip put together. I tried to have a good mix of things that we went to go see and do, and you might even recognize some locations from my feature stories. Most of the video comes directly from Tokyo or Kyoto, but there are a few […]
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So, I’m back in America
The excitement of travel rarely sets in for me until the very moment that I’m stepping out of the house to go to the airport. I had been waiting years to have a chance to travel to Japan, and months of waiting once I applied for that small chance. It’s hard to be excited at […]
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Japan 2019 Video: Dylan Knight
This video showcases my time in Japan through my personal viewpoint. I take the viewer through various snippets of my trip and capture as much of the details as I can in as little time as possible.
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Visiting Japan: An Opportunity of a Lifetime
On Oct. 3, 2018, my friend Emilee Hall and I sat in Old Main at Texas State University. As we attended our Media Writing course, we were tasked with writing a story about Dr. Gilbert D. Martinez’s proposed study abroad program in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan. Dr. Martinez presented a slideshow outlining the rough itinerary […]
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Travel Essay: We’ll always have Japan
On June 8, we embarked on a journey like no other: first to the ancient city of Seattle and then, to our final destination, Japan. Forgoing the land of horses and tumbleweeds, we each prepared ourselves for an immediate culture shock. Arriving at 12:44 p.m. (Tokyo time), we got our first taste of life in […]
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