# @trinityu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CvK5Plyuw4X
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20831226-trinityu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-07-26T18:13:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Trinity University (@trinityu) — https://gondola.cc/trinityu

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Sawdust isn't typically what you'd imagine being one of your favorite souvenirs from a study abroad program. Yet, during this summer's Trinity Japan Program, students and faculty were surrounded by culture and art they didn't typically imagine—and Trinity University Provost Megan Mustain was right beside them.

In Kyoto, Trinity students and faculty met with miyadaiku (宮大工), woodworking artists who practice the construction of Japanese shrines and temples and are renowned for their use of elaborate wooden joints. The buildings they construct are frequently found among the world's longest-surviving wooden structures.

"Getting a detailed look into a technical artform so different than the ones we see every day, that's what makes an experience like the Trinity Japan Program so special," says Provost Mustain, who is an artistic woodworker herself. "In fact, it's the perfect representation of why we encourage international engagement in the first place: We immerse our hands and minds in something new, and then we pause to breathe, to reflect on how each intricate detail helps tell our world's story."

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