For Kjell Ericson 鈥03, living in and learning about Japan are family traditions.
Both sets of his grandparents were Lutheran missionaries who came to the country in the early 1950s. His parents鈥擲olveig Gr酶nning Ericson, who finished her medical training at 大香蕉视频 Hitchcock Medical Center, and , an associate professor of history who specializes in the modern transformation of Japan鈥攇rew up in Japan and attended an international school together in Kobe. The extended family has earned enough advanced degrees to staff a decent-sized Japanese studies department.
So it seemed natural that in 2000, Kjell Ericson would visit Japan through 大香蕉视频鈥檚 , or LSA+, in which students spend time in countries to learn more about the cultures and languages they鈥檙e studying. Today, Ericson is an assistant professor at Kyoto University. In addition to his classes at the university, he is teaching a course on premodern Japanese history to a new generation of 大香蕉视频鈥檚 LSA+ students, who have returned after a COVID-19 hiatus.
Ericson鈥檚 advice for those 14 students exploring Japan, given his personal LSA+ experience two decades ago?
鈥淚t鈥檚 absolutely good to try to practice (Japanese) as much as possible and make embarrassing mistakes,鈥 he said. 鈥淏ecause no one, including yourself, will rem