I chose to participate on this trip for three reasons. First, I have a desire to travel the world and experience different types of food and cultures. Second, I have always been interested in visiting another Asian country besides the Philippines, and so naturally, I was excited to hear during school that there will be a trip to Japan in the summer. I hear that Japan has such a unique culture, the people are very polite there, and the food is amazing! I love sushi, ramen, and other Japanese dishes, but I am sure it does not compare to the authentic Japanese food in the country itself. Lastly, I am interested in seeing how pharmacy is like over there in comparison to the United States. Overall, I do think that pharmacy is very different in some aspects wherever you go. Places like Japan use herbal medicine to cure diseases more than the United States. I am very excited to learn a lot about pharmacy in a different country.
I am mostly looking forward to see Kampo Pharmacy. I am interested to understand how herbs were used as the medicine for everything back in the day, and I want to see how it is even still used today. What fascinates me about pharmacy is how certain things can be combined to create something that will reduce symptoms and/or cure illnesses.
I think my only fear that I have is not knowing where I am if I get left behind from the group. My cell phone use will be very limited, and so I will not be able to contact people or use my GPS on my phone as much or not at all like I usually do. To be in a foreign country where you do not know the language, even a little bit, is a bit scary. However, I am excited to go on this adventure!
I cannot wait to experience this trip with some of my fellow classmates and especially excited to meet the KGU students!
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