Kanpiki!

  Hello and welcome! I'm so excited to share chapter one of Kanpiki with you today! Kanpiki is a comic about my experience studying abroad in Japan when I was in high school. If you have any questions about that, please check out my FAQ here! At the end of the post, I have assorted resources for students who are interested in studying abroad in Japan -- please check those out if you're interested! And without any further ado, this is Kanpiki! chapter one.  Okay, there we go! Chapter one. Please check back for chapter two next week -- I'll post on Twitter or Instagram when I post it, so feel free to follow me there for updates!  If you're interested in studying abroad, that's great! I studied abroad with CCI Greenheart . They were great, and I would highly recommend them! I've also heard really good things about the Rotary study abroad program in Japan. If you qualify, I believe it's fully funded. I recommend this article for some reasons why it's gre...

  Kanpiki is a comic project created by Erin Taylor (@evtofficial on Twitter/Instagram). It is a travelogue and a graphic novel retelling of Erin's experience studying abroad in Japan during her senior year of high school. It is an exploration of Japanese culture through the eyes of an American exchange student. The comic focuses on themes of ross cultural communication and exchange, and takes the reader on a journey from Tokyo through the Japanese countryside. The stories are in English with some Japanese included (but always translated into English and explained, so as to be accessible to American readers). Welcome! We are glad you're here.  Q AND A:  Q: When did you study abroad in Japan?  A: I studied abroad in Japan in the fall and winter of 2014. It was a great time to be in Japan. During this time, one of my classmates won a medal in the 2014 Pan-Asian Olympics, which felt so exciting. The song "Tokyo Victory 2020" was very popular -- I remember singing it wi...