Teacher: Carrie

One year ago, my friend and I were going to travel to Japan for my post-graduation trip. This was my first trip to a foreign county and I was really excited. We were going to Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan. On the first day, we visited a famous Japanese temple. When I visited the temple, I was impressed that the temple was so nicely integrated with nature. The next day, we visited the famous fishing market called 'Tsukiji market'. Since the sushi was so expensive, we had to skip our lunch! Even though Tokyo is famous for its shopping, my friend and I were both poor guys so we were not interested in that. As a result, we went back to our hotel room early to drink beer. Drinking beer in a foreign country was something new and fun. Since I enjoyed my trip to Japan so much, it made me want to travel to another country.

Discussion Questions: 

Tell me about what you understood from the story!

1. Why did they go to Japan? 

2. Why didn't they eat lunch or go shopping? 

3. What did they decide to do instead? 

4. What are some things that people can do for fun while traveling when they don't have a lot of money? Think about some different ideas. 

5. Where would you recommend for Yongwook to travel next, and why?