As I sit in a coffee shop surrounded by peers trying to start this essay, I realize that I don't really know how to encapsulate my feelings about this trip.…

Before this trip, I didn’t put much thought into Japan itself. I knew that we would be seeing some breathtaking sights, eating good food and trying new things, but I…

I always knew that I wanted to study abroad. As I neared my graduation date, however, I had accepted the fact that this opportunity had passed me by. While it…

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…

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…

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…

I'm just going to skip straight to the point on this one: this study abroad experience was one of the most important things that has happened thus far in my…

I have found it a challenge to really be able to put what the trip to Japan meant to me in words simply because it was a lot. Overall, I…