Where to start?
Well I've been interested in Japan since my father began doing business with them. I learned all the do's and don'ts of those meetings long before college entered the picture. It should be no surprise to me then that I'm studying Asian Studies. Well the whole thing came as a shock to me. I started out as an interior design major, all that drafting, planning, and perspectives are lots of fun. Somewhere in the middle of taking those slew of classes I also took Japanese, which changed my plans totally.
To be honest I realized that I wanted to learn more than what my current major offered me while I was in Japan. Some of the more interesting classes I've taken since my change of heart are..
Japanese Body and Communication
Japanese culture as expressed through architecture
The Struggle for Justice: A look at the criminal justice systems of China, Japan, and Thailand
Japanese Literature
Not long ago I only picked up books related to Japanese culture and life, I now find myself drawn to books that have anything to do with east Asia or southeast Asia. Studying about the Geisha life has kept me quite busy because that subject is very interesting to me. I pick up architecture books still as well as any books that give me another veiw of life or the voice of the various cultures in Asia. The subjects those cover would take quite some time, so I'll leave them out of this post for now.
Some other things I keep up with are computer games and how that industry is changing, technological advances, and graphic leaps. Digg.com is my friend on interesting news in the technology circle of things. Although my programming skills have waned from when I was first taught them, I still try to keep myself up to date in that whole area, although it is quite an extensive thing to keep my thumb on.
I feel as if this sounds so two dimensional(bad pun, I know), but these are some areas I take lots of time to study. Almost any subject is interesting to me and if I run across it I will study those as well. Well I guess that about covers it, I have specific areas that I'm passionate about but I also have all those other areas that I'm still very happy to explore as well.
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your evolution into the study of japanese culture is extremely interesting, i am very impressed by your study of the geisha lifestyle.
it sounds like you are very into programming computer games, how exactly did that come about, was it associated with research of the japanese culture or was it an indepndent thing you did on your own?
do you plan on moving to japan and if not, what do you plan on doing when you graduate?
Well my father worked for atari when I was young and he made games, he continues to work with 3d graphics although right now they are being used for training purposes. I studied programming for a bit and my brothers did as well. My whole family is very interested in technology and the like, so it is just the enviroment that I've been in I guess.
I'm planning on working with JET or one of the other english teaching jobs in Japan. If that doesn't work out I'll find another job that allows me to travel there or live there for a while.
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