Intercultural Encounters

For our individual assignment under the Intercultural Communication course, Dr Massila instructed us to pick a country and analyze its culture in the intercultural context. Each week, we had 2 to 3 students present the country they chose. Masaya Ono, our Japanese exchange student, chose his home country - you can view his presentation in the video above.

by Nur 'Amirah Amran What do we know about culture shock? Is it something you should be afraid of or learn in your life? How about the journey you make when you visit another country? Can you survive with the culture that will turn your life upside down? Everything will be revealed below here. Let the journey begin. When we talk about culture shock, some people might think this could be one of the biggest jokes in their life because not everything they want would be available in certain countries. Most of the people that were afraid in the first stage, end up learning so many good things about culture shock. The most important thing to remember when you leave home is to be open to new experiences. Sometimes, it can really open your eyes, your mind and your heart about the beautiful journeys in different cultures. When you learn about it, it will create a love deep inside your heart and you will miss the moments you experienced in the country you visited. Trust ...

By Masaya Ono In 2020, Olympics is going to be held in Japan. You will see so many Japanese news or culture on media. You may already know about japan or have some knowledge through movie or other media, but it could be different from current Japanese culture. So many food, culture, and full of hospitality are in that country. It has 4 seasons in one year and each season has different enjoyment: cherry blossom bloom on spring, lots of beaches open on summer, red leaves cover mountain on autumn, and it snows on winter. Japan is created with several islands and spreads north and south. Each part has different weather, nature, and dialect, so many things to discover there. However, Japan is a country that is known as one of the most expensive country in the world. Their average income of 20's is around JPY 2,700,000(MYR109,000). It's ranked on 11 th of highest living fee in the world. Average living fee is aroun...

By Abdul Rahman bin Ishak So, I had my semester break in early January 2017 and I have plan to visit Indonesia this year. Since I’ll go visit Indonesia for 1 weeks to give myself a self reward, so my preparation is not so much. Of course there are lot of relative and friends (obviously) will ask souvenir from Indonesia even though I don’t have much idea on what actually special to buy for them. My aunts once said, Indonesia is a heaven for someone who love to shopping because the exchange rate is low compare to Malaysia money before this. But that might not be true anymore because of current economy in Malaysia is quite bad starting from 2016 and it effect Malaysian Ringgit as well. So if you want to compare the price (for Malaysian) , there are just slight different plus some of item in Jakarta are even expensive than Malaysia! For your knowledge, the exchange rate in May 2017 for 1 US dollar is Rp 13,300 indonesia rupiah. I go to Indonesia by Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur (KU...

By Ainul Amani Aminuddin Hi, adventurer! Get ready to find out how you can get to know Malaysia better. Have you ever dreamt of having a perfect vacation and such a wonderful adventure but worry that your dream might get ruined and that you might not end up enjoying it? Are you afraid of your vacation being boring? No fun? A waste of money? Getting lost and so on? Well, don't you worry because I will be giving you a guide about festivals that you can enjoy in Malaysia. By reading this article, In Sha Allah I will be able to help you readers to overcome all concerns you're experiencing. For now, I will be focusing on recommending the readers to choose Malaysia as a must-visit tourist destination especially for foreign visitors. If you like to travel then Malaysia should be on your travel bucket list. There are many interesting activities that are held throughout the year. Each month, Malaysia will conduct a variety of activities, not just for enjoyment...