Field Studies - 2012 |
Sophomores at Yokohama International School |
thursday was a chill day. we visited the 'chiyori' and learnd how people live in such a remote area. soba is the most popular source of food from after war since iya is geographically difficult to harvest other foods such as grain and rice.
we made soba, and learned how to weave hay into ropes. we also playd jump ropes out of the ropes me wove, and had a relaxing time.
deer deer everywhere!
It eats almost anything. Emily's paperbag for breakfast, Maria's map for lunch, and almost had my scarf for evening snack!
> On the 22nd we went to miyajima. There were many deers there and > they all seemed to be used to seeing people. One deer came really > close to me and ate my paper bag. It was very shocking. Many deers > were trying to get our paper.
> Like cows, deers have four-chambered stomachs. I don't know abou > the deers in miyajima but there are some species of deer that can > digest meat. Deers we saw in miyajima had long legs and they were > good at jumping and running but most of them were sleeping or walking.
> I saw on a tv that many deers in japan are having problems with > their digestive system and have huge stomachs. When an autopsy was > held, it was found that the deers were consuming plastic. Mostly > plastic bag and water bottles.
I really think it's important for people to take their trash with them and be responsible. Many deers and other animals are losing their place to live due to deforestation. It is our responsibity to keep these animals safe.
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On the 22nd we went to miyajima. There were many deers there and they all seemed to be used to seeing people. One deer came really close to me and ate my paper bag. It was very shocking. Many deers were trying to get our paper.
Like cows, deers have four-chambered stomachs. I don't know abou the deers in miyajima but there are some species of deer that can digest meat. Deers we saw in miyajima had long legs and they were good at jumping and running but most of them were sleeping or walking.
I saw on a tv that many deers in japan are having problems with their digestive system and have huge stomachs. When an autopsy was held, it was found that the deers were consuming plastic. Mostly plastic bag and water bottles.
Fourth day in Hiroshima. Today was a GREAT day.
Breakfast was at 8 today. The final breakfast we would have at that hotel tasted nice. After breakfast, we packed our bags as we were switching hotels. We then left the hotel and walked to the boat-ride place, where the boat would take us to Miyajima. I was really excited to go, as I’ve always wanted to go. The boat ride was fun; too bad we couldn’t stand outside after we left the river and entered the ocean… The rough waves would have made it very fun. After about an hour on the boat, we arrived at Miyajima. There was so much green; it was really pretty!! We saw deer too. They just walk right up to people and poke around looking for things to eat. First, we walked to the Torii to take a group photo. A deer interfered, and I think most of the photos included a deer. After the group photo, we walked through Itsukushima Shrine. It was very, very beautiful. I’d like to live in a place like that… I got my fortune taken there as well. I got “Worst Luck” (hahaha) but I think I’ll be okay because I bought a lot of protective amulets.
After we were done sightseeing, our group split into two. One group was going to the top via cable car, and the other was going to sightsee via bike. I joined the biking group, along with Kazune, Kaho, Stella, Resa, and Rika. This was where the fun began. We tried to bike around the entire island, but the road ended in a dead end. During the bike ride, we stopped for a rest and hung around on a secluded beach. The water was really pretty, and the view was nice as well.
We got back to town pretty early; I think about 2-ish. There, we split up and went shopping for souvenirs. When we ran out of time, we biked back to the meeting spot, where we met the other group. We then took a ferry back to Hiroshima.
We walked to our new hotel, the Hotel New Hiroden. Our room is pretty nice, I must say, though I think I liked the other hotel more, because it was “Japanese-style” on one side of the room. However, our beds are bigger here and the view is nice as well, so I am content.
After we were done settling in, we went out for dinner. We went to the top of a department store, where there were many restaurants. Kazune and I couldn’t decide on a restaurant, but then I said that my first choice was Chinese food. Kazune apparently liked Chinese food as well, so we picked a Chinese restaurant and ordered our food. We got a great view, the atmosphere of the restaurant was nice, and there was lovely music playing in the background. We ordered our food and waited. Resa soon joined us, and ordered the food she wanted. Our food came quickly; Kazune and I split chop suey and a plate of cooked vegetables and noodles. It was very, very good.
After dinner, Genki-san and the Miyajima bike members (sans Rika) walked around a shopping mall, relaxing and having fun. It was a very nice end to a very nice day.
This blog is an ongoing record of the Field Studies Program at Yokohama International School. Updated by students and faculty, the blog is updated live during the trips that take place during the month of October.
This project was piloted during Field Studies 2008 by thirteen students of the Class of 2011 visiting Hiroshima. The students exclusively contributed to the blog via their own cellular phones. Their entries can be seen at http://yishiroshima2008.posterous.com.
In 2009, the project continues with the students from the Class of 2012, expanding beyond the Hiroshima trip. Three students/teachers from each of the Izu and Iya trips will also contribute to the project via their phones. The fifteen students going to Hiroshima will now also blog with laptops equipped with eMobile mobile broadband USB modems, sponsored by eMobile and Apple on an experimental basis.
