Heather Constantinescu

Picture album for your enjoyment ​

Yesterday and today, CIEE students visited Fushimi Inari Shrine. Inari is the Shinto god of rice. Fushimi Inari is known best for its senbon torii (thousands of torii gates) -... keep reading

Thursday, my group visited Kiyomizudera Temple. It is an awesome pagoda that overlooks Kyoto. It was hot and humid, and kind of a hike up the hill, but all worth... keep reading

Last weekend, we visited Nara, an ancient city near Kyoto. The students had fun staying at a Ryokan (Japanese Inn), eating a traditional dinner, and feeding "shika senbei" (traditional crackers)... keep reading

It's been an eventful week and a half since I last had time to post. A week ago, we visited the Choin Wajun Kaikan and had a lesson on Taiko... keep reading

It has been a busy week here in Kyoto. We had class every morning and then in the afternoons, we visited local sites. Student group visits were staggered throughout the... keep reading

This is Sumita Sensei's class. Front left row, L to R: Emma, Natalie, Myah. Front right row, L to R: Avery, Isaac, Kaiden. Back left row, L to R: Paul... keep reading

Hello everyone, In Japan, up at 3:44am Kyoto time. Finally got to sleep (at 9:30pm) and then woke up after 6 hours. We arrived at the first hotel yesterday and... keep reading