{"id":3746,"date":"2018-08-20T22:16:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T02:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/?p=3746"},"modified":"2018-08-21T13:00:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T17:00:39","slug":"and-so-the-journey-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/2018\/08\/20\/and-so-the-journey-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"And So The Journey Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I was a little girl, it has always been my dream to visit Japan. With all the daily hassles of going to school and taking care of my siblings on my own, I always found solace in indulging in Japanese pop culture. However, as I&#8217;ve grown older that love for Japan has transformed into so much more. I want to learn and experience so many things in Japan. I want to talk to locals and participate in local festivals and events. I want to get to know people and their stories.<\/p>\n<p>And so, the moment has come. The wheels of the plane begin to move, slowly picking up speed. I can hear the gentle shaking of the airplane windows. I close my eyes and imagine all the possibilities in Japan, the people I&#8217;ll meet and most importantly, the things I&#8217;ll learn. As the plane&#8217;s speed edges closer and closer to flight I close my eyes, hold my breath and really take in the moment. I listen to the roar of the turbines and the excited chatter. I wait patiently until I finally hear it: the rush of wind signaling flight. Here is where my journey begins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3747\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/files\/2018\/08\/A23EF11E-C61F-4849-84FE-F0B0FD297904-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/files\/2018\/08\/A23EF11E-C61F-4849-84FE-F0B0FD297904-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/files\/2018\/08\/A23EF11E-C61F-4849-84FE-F0B0FD297904-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/files\/2018\/08\/A23EF11E-C61F-4849-84FE-F0B0FD297904-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/files\/2018\/08\/A23EF11E-C61F-4849-84FE-F0B0FD297904.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I was a little girl, it has always been my dream to visit Japan. With all the daily hassles of going to school and taking care of my siblings on my own, I always found solace in indulging in Japanese pop culture. However, as I&#8217;ve grown older that love for Japan has transformed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/2018\/08\/20\/and-so-the-journey-begins\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">And So The Journey Begins<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115493,290963],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan","category-sla-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3021"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3748,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3746\/revisions\/3748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}