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1. A cultural difference that I notice is that it would appear Japanese people have a much better sense of their place within a larger whole than Americans do. We are so obsessed with individuality and uniqueness that we miss the value of our place in the whole. Thusly, we often lack pride in the larger things we are a part of, like our country, culture, home.
2. A list of wildlife I have seen:
3. I was talking to our tour guide, Bunya, about wild monkeys in Japan, and he said they are everywhere. His parents have to fight them off almost daily. He said that his parents often wish they had a rifle or pistol, but it is very difficult to get a permit for one. Then, it is extremely hard to get ammunition. It was a tough thought to unpack for an American . . . trying to fight off monkeys without a gun! Even the most liberal American would be like, "Let's just shoot these bastards!"
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