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My Japan Trip, Part VII

Bill Costello visits Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part VI

Bill Costello visits Nijo Castle in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part V

Bill Costello visits Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part IV

Bill Costello visits Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part III

Bill Costello visits Heian-jingu in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part II

Bill Costello visits the Kyoto Tower.

My Japan Trip, Part I

Bill Costello visits Kyoto University.

The Extra Box Asians Must Think Outside Of

One significant way Asian cultures differ from Western cultures is that group identity is more important than individual identity. This factor limits the ability of Asians to “think outside the box.”

I’ve had the opportunity to learn much about group identity in Asian cultures while living in Japan over the past year and a half and [...]

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXVIII

Bill Costello visits the Dau Go Cave in Ha Long Bay.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXVII

Bill Costello cruises on a junk in Ha Long Bay.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXVI

Bill Costello visits the One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXV

Bill Costello visits Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts in Hanoi.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXIV

Bill Costello visits the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXIII

Bill Costello visits the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXII

Bill Costello visits the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXI

Bill Costello visits the Hanoi Hilton.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXX

Bill Costello visits the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXIX

Bill Costello cruises on the Perfume River in Hue.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXVIII

Bill Costello visits the Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXVII

Bill Costello observes Vietnamese students during a language arts lesson at Thuan Thanh Elementary School in Hue.