R.A.T. Your Rodent Around-the-World Traveler (a.k.a. Raz)

Hi, My name is R.A.T., which stands for Rodent Around-the-World Traveler (I like to think it stands for Rodent Adventure Traveler), but everyone here calls me Raz for short. I would love to share my adventures with you. I left my rat family in early January to seek adventure. Everyone said "head west young rat," so that is what I did. I headed west to San Diego, California where I ran out of land and had to hop on a ship to continue my journey. It turns out that the ship I found was going west around the world--a dream come true! The MV Explorer is home to the famous Semester at Sea study abroad program. My shipmates include 629 college students and about 150 faculty, staff, lifelong learners, and family members. Things are really busy here on the ship and even busier when we are in port. Come follow me vicariously as I take this incredible journey. Yours, R.A.T.

P.S. I had such a great time on the voyage that the adventure continues!!!!



Saturday, April 12, 2025

RAT in the World: Japan



A big Buddha!
 
 
Daibutsuden (The house of a big Buddha), Tōdai-ji 
 

 The big Buddha in the Daibutsuden
 
 
I made it through the hole in the column in the Daibutsuden. Enlightenment for me!!!
 
 
Do they eat the plastic food?
 
 
A bit of the Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel at Meiji Mura 

 Worshiping the Sun Deity from Osaka's Expo 70 site (can't wait to visit Osaka's Expo 2025!)
 

The Maishima Incineration Plant--Willy Wonka meets Dr. Seuss (& Hundertwasser)
 
 
Tadao Ando's Chapel of Light--simple beautiful!

 Staircase in Tadao Ando's Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art


Tokyo Disney Castle - from where the rodent rules!



Maybe I can adopt another sibling!

 

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