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Here is the link to my blog post about the idea of “independence” in Vietnam situated around motorbike culture.
Here is the link to my post about live animals in two marketplaces in Vietnam. I am interested in looking at the difference in conception of cleanliness in Vietnam and America.
While one should have more than two interactions before fully judging a complex system, I am fully comfortable making the decree that Vietnamese marketplaces are crazier than navigating Bon lines during Admitted Students Weekend. On Wednesday, September 3rd 2014 I joined 12 other Lewis & Clark students, one Lewis & Clark professor, and a Vietnamese […]
Context: Having read Dahiya (2012) and Truitt (2008), citations below, I was asked to comment on urbanization issues I am most intrigued by, especially within Ho Chi Minh City. Though I am far from an expert on issues of urban planning, my time at Lewis & Clark gave me a few opportunities to really dig […]
The past 10 days were spent in a rural Japanese village on the northern side of Mt. Fuji. We lived in a nearly 200-year-old farmhouse and spent the evenings swimming in nearby Lake Sai, one of the region’s famous five lakes. During our time there we conducted a research project at a number of sites […]
Here you can find my latest blog post comparing forest management practices in the Pacific Northwest and Japan.
We’ve done it! We have finally summited Japan’s iconic mountain, Mt. Fuji, one of the world’s most picturesque stratovolcanoes. We have felt the bitter cold air from Japan’s tallest peak and accomplished something spectacular. During the approximately 11 hour ascent, we had plenty of time to ponder the lessons we have learned since coming to […]
After leaving the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, we now find ourselves in the Japanese countryside, living in a large, old house that we have come to know fondly as the “Farm House.” The Farm House rests on the edge of Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba, a reconstructed village that attracts Japanese tourists. The slower […]
Soils that have lots of large pores allow water to pass through them faster, and therefore are poor retainers of surface water. Geologists use the term “infiltration rate” to describe the rate at which water seeps into the ground. Mt. Fuji, being mostly composed of permeable rock, has a very high infiltration rate. Once the water […]
