Studying Shinto in Hawaii
Posted by Ashley Atkinson-Leon on 2nd Mar 2017
Shinto, or “The
Way of the Kami,” is a difficult religion for Westerners to understand. It is
not organized with an authority at the top, it has no central text or
doctrine, and in many cases, both scholars from the East and West do not even consider
it a religion.
It began at least 5,000 years ago, but it was around
the 6
th century, with the introduction of Buddhism into Japan, that
the Japanese truly began to identify and...
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Traveling with Medication (Part 2) [Infographic]
Posted by Ashley Atkinson-Leon and Brittney Hopgood on 23rd Feb 2017
Make it easy to continue your medication regimen with a variety of products designed to accommodate your individual needs. Take a look at how to make traveling with medication easier as well!...
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El Dia de Campo: A Day in the Life of a Gaucho
Posted by Ashley Atkinson-Leon on 16th Feb 2017
During my study abroad program, one of our outings was
"El
Dia de Campo"
(Countryside Day), where we traveled to a local farm to
experience the life of a
gaucho.
In essence, they’re sort of like rustic ranchers who played an important part
in forming Argentina into what it is today. It was nice to see life in the
countryside, which is quite different from
urban living in Buenos Aires. (Before you leave you might want to...
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