First Posting

Aloha everyone!


Thanks for visiting my blog. My name is Josh and I am looking forward to blogging for my HPU SOC 3380 Cross-Cultural Relations course at HPU. Since this is my first post I’ll tell you a little about myself. I am a second year Biology student, born and raised here in Hawaii. I work part-time for the United States Tennis Association as a certified tennis coach. I am a member of HPU’s Spirit Club and I play on HPU’s Sea Warrior Men’s Tennis Team. Some activities I enjoy are playing tennis, hiking, walking my dog, playing Wii, practicing ping-pong, studying politics, reading my Bible, attending church, and spending time with family and friends.


Last semester I did a study abroad at J.F. Obirin  University in Tokyo, Japan. This was my first time in a foreign country and I can say I didn't quite know what to expect. Haha, but after arriving in Japan I was able to make a lot of international friends, from around the world (my 3 best friends are from Korea, China, and Iceland)! All in all, living in Japan was an amazing experience and made me more interested in various cultures around the world.


I am hoping to learn a lot in this course. Although the amount of writing is a little daunting (writing isn't my favorite subject) I'm going to...頑張ります！ (give it my best)


Josh