Hitting a few bumps on the road... (setbacks and culture shock) & field trip!

by Josie Losh

I can’t believe it, but it’s been a month since I’ve come to Japan. Somehow, it feels like I’ve been here longer than a month. Every day seems to stretch out inconceivably longer than a day in America, even with going to bed earlier and getting up later than I typically do at Pacific University.

Couchsurfing and traveling

by Matt Dela Peña

Slowly, but surely!

Last year, I discovered an online community dedicated to penny-pinching backpackers who can request to be hosted by their fellow travelers—for free—in the cities they're going to visit. It's called Couchsurfing.