Politics and International Relations

I really enjoyed the last speaker. He is a Japanese politician, but he worked in the US, so he is not just a politician who has narrow thinking. Also, I gave a presentaion about Intalian politics, so I am getting interested in other countries politics. It was a good experience to listen to real politician.


IF you work at the United Nations...

If I work at the United Nations, I would like to be a Japanese diplonatic secretary. When Japanese VIP come, I welcome them, entertain them, hire taxi, take the tour of UN or some important place in New York, be a translater, set the meeting and so on. This could be a great job because this is not just a translater. From the time they come until they go back, you have to be a professional about everything. You have to know the diplomatic relations between Japan and any countries.


For nest semester...
1. Concerning Religion
a) Which religion discussed in class was the least interesting and why?
I think all religion we discussed was interesting because we don't have many chances to learn about Islam or Buddhism even some of Japanese people are buddhist. Through this class, we learned a lot about religion which controls people's life in most of the time.

2. Looking back at all the other topics discussed, which one do you remember as being the most interesting whereby you learned a lot?
I enjoyed the class about dating because the thing we normally do with our boyfriends or girlfriends is not allowed in some countries. For example, holding hands in public, or even dating before getting married. I could't believe if you don't know your partner who you are going to get married what would you do. I've grown up in Japan, so I can't accept that tradition. I think dating is connected with religion very much.

3. Which topic was least important to cross culture discussions?
I don't say least important, but it might be "Names and addresses".

4. Which speakers were most interesting and what did you learn?
I'm afraid to forget her name, but the speaker who talked about work customs was really intersting person. She survived by herself in 'male' society, so her each word was really strong and had persuasion. Plus, her way to talk was good at getting interest, I thought.


I enjoyed taking this class very much. I learned a lot of things that people usually can't get.
Thank you