Farmers always work very hard ,on their noisy ROARING tractors for hours. But, in Japan their farming only takes 30 days. This amazing process is made in s dome quite like a greenhouse. There are a bunch of slots where they slide in the seedlings. The circle rotates while the seedling move back. While there is a person on the inside , someone is on the outside collecting the ripe vegetables.  This is a significant way to farm because of their REVOLTING polluted cities. The flaw is that it may remind people think their fruits and veggies may be “factory made”. What do you think? Is it a great way to grow produce or is it costing them too much money? Should they be spending it on cleaning the city and getting their produce imported?

The Crayon Box (A.K.A.) The Train

Imagine feeling like being a crayon being squished into the box. Now times that squishy-ness by 10 and now you know what it feels like to be shoved, squished, and pushed into a train in China. Those people who shove you into the train are called “Packers”. But, by the locals, they are known as “Sardine Packers”. When in the train, you literally feel like a sardine in a tin because there is ABSOLUTELY NO ROOM!  So that’s what it feels like to attempt to ride the train in China.

HONK! BEEP! Those are the sounds of the cars behind you when you are stuck in a 4 day traffic jam in China. Some of those traffic jams can last up to 12 days! Long traffic jams are very common upon the streets of China. So make sure you always have some granola bars in blankets in the back seat before you go out driving. I don’t know how I would be able to survive in a tiny car for 12 days straight. I would probably feel like a tiny little sea turtle in the reef unable to come out of my hiding space because i’m afraid to get eaten, or in this case, run over by the other seven million lunatics  with cars filled with trash at arms length so that they can pelt it at me. So, yeah that’s what it feels like to be in a traffic jam in China!

Japan's Growing City

Imagine living in half the area of space in a vibrant Grand Canyon space full of alluring gardens, while having a flock of 13.5 million people’s daily lives going around you. If you can imagine this, you can imagine living in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo, Japan is also known as a place for achievement as its main goal. Japan has to stay on top of not only its sanitation record but, in its progression towards new travel ideas for its growing community. For example, the trains that run with the Central Japan Railway have excelled their own records of speed when it comes to their Maglev train. The Maglev is another source of travel to and from work, that will hopefully decrease the mob of people on regular Japanese subway trains. This train will be more efficient for the 13 million(and growing) people(who usually are pushed on a daily basis in order to get to work)where they need to be. Overall Tokyo is a very crowded place in a relatively small space but, that doesn't mean there aren't pros to this. Think about it, without the large population would Tokyo be exceeding right now like it is?

To help with this image, I've included a photo of New York City inside of the Grand Canyon.

The Ride Of Your Life!!

I was on one of China’s fastest trains for the first time. I didn’t know anything about it. When I got to the train it was very crowded with multitudes of people. I was making my way to  the train when a bunch of workers started pushing me and other passengers on the train. While I got on everyone else was packed tight like rice in a small bag. The ride was treturous it was very uncomfortable, it felt like everyone around me was trying to pack up in a tiny closet. When we got off the train, the staff was pulling people off the train which was horrendous. I really didn’t like that train ride, would you??

You WON'T be able to read Mine.

My name is Lemi, and previously I had been living in Michigan, Lansing. Recently, my father found a job in Korea, Seoul. We moved right away, but we had some problems getting there. The tickets were pretty expensive, but that wasn’t the issue. The real problem was finding plain tickets. It was as if, If we found an open plain ticket and waited 30 seconds to get them, they were already sold by someone else. Once we finally arrived in Korea my family and I looked in to the new school I would be attending. It was a long ways from home, so we had decided I would take the subway. I was elated to go somewhere without having my parents hover over every move I made….That was until I had to face the horror that awaited me. I woke up especially early that day, and arrived at the train. I remember thinking that the train seemed really crowded, and hopped in. Suddenly it hit me like a title wave! Tons of different people started to horde the train until there was no room left. I was so startled by the sudden mass of people that I ended up falling, only to be stepped on several times. I tried to look for something that could hoist me up, but all the bodies that had assembled became a blurb that I could only distinguish as lumpy piles of obstacles. Finally I had found a handle to get me up. That was the easy part. I had thought that the ride would at least be smooth, but every little jalt caused a domino effect. When one person would fall there would be a wave of people tumbling down. Of course the domino didn’t last long for there were so many bodies that everyone just suddenly stopped moving. I had felt so uncomfortable that every muscle I didn’t know I had tensed up. One huge bump had ended me up on top of businessman, that was just as unhappy of the sudden appearance of the 15 year old girl, as I was. The noise wasn’t as bad as I thought it would have been because everyone seemed to be on some type of electronic device that kept them busy. Nevertheless I think I would have preferred the noise because compared to the smell it would have been like listening to a dragonflies wings fluttering. The stench wasn’t just the fresh smell of the dumpster, it had all different types of intense scents that could cause you faint if you drew too close. Womens perfume, mens cologne, sweat from whatever, and other aromas that don’t need to be mentioned. It felt like hours but I was finally was able to leave. Tell me, is there anything worse than boarding a train in Korea?

A Long Ride In South Korea

Imagine if you were in Seoul, South Korea one day. I had been there once when I was really young but I do remember one thing; it was very crowded there. My mom, my brother, and I were going to our cousin’s school for a her ceremony, and we took a taxi there. The traffic was very congested and it took at least one hour to get there. Of course, since there were a lot of cars, it made pollution, which made the air smell spoiled. When we got out of the taxi we had to walk a short distance, but was hard to get around with all the thronged people. After the whole protracted journey, we finally made it to the school. Would you rather move to a crowded place or stay here in Michigan?

The Tokyo Population Affecting Transport

When I watched the video of people getting packed into the metro train, it made me feel nauseated. I am claustrophobic as it is, and this is taking it to a new level. The fact that they have to shove and stuff people into trains so that everyone can even get to their job during the time span of the day, is insane, I can just hear all of the screaming of little children that are pressed up against complete strangers, it sends shivers down my spine. And, if you can't handle the metro, then driving isn't much better. It may take over a WEEK to get to your destination that should be 30 minutes away that must be so incredibly miserable So, are you happy you live in Michigan?