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  • B4 October 12, 2017 FEATURES Photo submitted by Morgan Hall Cape Reinga. Probably one of my top favorite places that I went. This is the most northern point of the county. This is also where the Pacific Ocean and the sea meet. You cant see it in this picture, but in the direction of where Im looking there is an area of water where you can see the currents of the two bodies meeting! Matt Comins Staff Writer Western Carolina University senior Aubree Payne recently returned from a five-month study abroad program at Chu- kyo University in Na- goya, Japan. Growing up, Payne developed an interest in Asian pop culture and has always enjoyed - learning about the people there. In the summer of 2016, she studied in South Korea and loved it. While there, she met several people from Japan and from Chukyo. This sparked her interest to go and study in Japan. She loves learning new languages and desires to improve her fluency in Japanese. She felt study- ing in Japan would be the best way to do so. Payne is an Interna- tional Studies and His- tory double-major with a minor in Japanese. As part of the international studies program, she has always bean told that studying abroad is a asset to a rsum an building cultural aware- ness. After speaking with the study abroad staff at Western Carolina, Payne found not only could she take Japanese classes to help with her minor, but she could also take a few History courses to help with her major while abroad. While in Japan, Payne lived in an apartment with 11 other English students. Every day, she would go to a conve- nience store to get break- fast and then walk 25 minutes to class. There was an English-speaking room in which Japanese students would gather to practice their English. Payne and her friends would often spend time there to help the students and also take a break from speaking Japanese. Payne was shocked to see how different studying at Chukyo was compared to studying at Western Carolina. She said the social aspect of college that is found at Western Carolina is not found in Japan; students just go to class and then go home: While this provided a more difficult transi- tion, a pleasant surprise for Payne was the lack of homework she had compared to Western Carolina. Here we have so much work and lots of papers. They dont have any of that. I almost barely had any homework while I was there. The papers I did have to write weren't very long, Payne said. Payne said she tried to go out to eat as much as possible to be able to take in the culture. She loves Asian food and said she | loves enjoying it abroad because of how authen- tic it is. She also visited many local coffee shops because that was a popu- eat Photo submitted by Morgan Hall This is in Piha, a small beach town that is popular for surfing. Its a very popular beach/ hiking destination to go 45 minutes from Auckland (where my, school was.) The Western Carolinian Study abroad spotlight: Morgan Hall lar thing to do among her | peers. She had visited Tokyo, Japan prior to studying abroad and said there were a lot of foreigners there. Though Nagoya was a City, it was more in the country andthere | were not many foreigners and she often felt like an outsider. Payne said at first she and her classmates felt isolated from the rest of the university and lonely at times. Eventually, it improved and she made a | lot of new friends. There were some cultural aspects that took time for Payne to adjust to. One of those was the lack of personal space. For instance, on the subway, they would cram as many people in as possible. She also said - that being polite to others | was important andthat she would always have to + respect older people and her professors. Payne said her favorite part of her experience was being able to travel around Japan. What I was most looking forward to was this place called Nara that have deer there that are sacred deer, theyre free range...it was really | cool, Payne said. During what the school : calls golden week, similar to a spring break, Payne traveled to South Korea to visit a friend. Payne loves traveling in general, and said she would love to go back to Japan, even just to visit. She loves experiencing new cultures, historical sites and food. Her grand- | parents traveled alot and | influenced her to do the - same. Payne said the process | of studying abroad is a lot | of work but the program | at Western Carolina was tremendously helpful. They worked with her priortohertripandshe | was able to communicate | with them while she was in Japan. Although it takes effort and commitment, Payne feels that the hard work was worth the experience. T dont regret it. I think what I got out of the Japa- nese language, the people I met there, friends I still have today...it was worth it, Payne said. Payne said that despite any reservations stu- dents may have, studying | abroad is worth it and doable money-wise. She recommends stu- dents study abroad to not | only help their rsums but also to get outinthe | world and try new things. | Payne plans to graduate | in December andeven- tually go on to get her masters degree inInter- | national Studies. Her goal | isto become a Foreign Service Officer. For more information about studying abroad through Western Caro- lina, email studyabroad@ | wcu.edu or call 828-227- 7494. Name: Wathen ie tons Academic Year: Sof omar e Staff spotlight: Nathaniel Evans, junior editor Major: English, Fofesstenat Weiti'ag are ts (e- AAagor Where are you from? Belk leben, Mth Gietas What is your favorite thing about Western Carolina? My bxvor ihe thing absut Wegtern Carolina is hous clear fhe. Stars ore. from He hill bY Blade Katy at nrg hf. What is your favorite pastime? Debenitely ceading, and mostly bantacy revels Why did you decide to work for The Western Carolinian? 7d never fad o Job bolere; to when got the chante to sor geome chPerictise (rr Ge. poriting frebl, L jusqped on it- What do you want to do after you graduate? dit. basic ANS wer |S wrrhe noweds but fo rasyort py ses | cause Tl Ld rhe & body yo as an chifer comemhere be get to teed for work, If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Wales, England, reel, Flaly, 4e6tralia, and Jasun. Photo by Gabraella Witter/STAFF ys toe : i \ - 4 i 9 -. 2. SS
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