Day 6

This sounds very random, but I am extremely grateful for my Japanese culture.  I'm 75% Japanese.  25% comes from my dad and 50% from my mom.  I guess I've been thinking a little bit about it because we went and ate sushi tonight (haha).  (FYI, the restaurant called Kyoto in Provo has a buy one get one free deal on sushi!)  Anyway, I've been blessed with many opportunities to go to Japan throughout my life.  Each time the country never ceases to amaze me.  There is such a contrast between the jam-packed cities and the ryokans in the countryside.  Also, the Japanese themselves are such honest, trustworthy, and humble people.  Take their language for instance.  People call upon others by adding -san to their name.  So, to someone else I would be Sarah-san.  However, if I were to talk about myself, I would never add the -san to my name because that would be honoring myself....which isn't being humble.  Also, I feel comfortable knowing that for the most part people in Japan are honest.  Rarely, if ever, do you have to worry about losing something and not being able to find it later.  There is a lot to be learned from the Japanese.  I am proud to say that I am, in essence, a part of that culture.

Kinkakuji, "The Golden Pavilion"  (years ago!)