2017 OurWorld Travel Abroad Program

Explore with the students of HPA

Back to Tokyo

I remember it like it was this morning. It was cold...so cold. I had to bust out the beanie. I fell asleep on the train for who knows how...

Today I woke up with Hans beating me with my own pillow which felt like it was filled with rocks. The pillows here aren't soft in the...

Today we came from Shin-Osaka to Nara. We took two trains, each about a half an hour. We woke up early in the morning, and I ate takoyaki...

We started the day with a delicious breakfast at Panorama Campground. I enjoyed it even more since everyone was wishing me a happy...

Today we got to explore the city of Kobe. In the morning we went to the Japanese Overseas Migration Center. When we got there, we learned...

The landscape in front me looks like a scene out of Jurassic Park; it is almost like Kualoa Ranch on O’ahu. As we make our way down the...

It's 11:30 pm I'm brushing my teeth trying to prevent myself from falling face first into the sink. Today was a long amazing day so let's...

We arrived at Miyajima (宮島: means noble island) by ferry. We made leaf shaped manju (饅頭) with azuki and chocolate filling. It was fun and...

After a long series of goodbyes, see you soons, and asantes; we said kwaheri to Njoro Village, Mama, Baba, Francis, Mama Love, and Baby...

In the morning we went to Mama’s Church, which is Lutheran. It was very different compared to the Church that we went to last week. This...