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Finding new artists or bands was one of my most entertaining hobbies when I was a kid, this is how I first found bands like Rage Against the Machine that marked phases of my childhood and established the basis of my taste for the heaviest, most extravagant and contentious genres in English. One of the bands that meets these requirements and also marked an important event in my life was Freak Kitchen, a Swedish band formed in 1992 mainly dedicated to progressive psychedelic rock. I dedicated many hours of listening to it when I was starting a relationship with my current partner, specifically the song Appetizer from the album of the same name, has helped me to find a special reflection of how I visualize the relationship with my partner to this day.

  I would like to visit Japan because I feel it is one of the most relevant Asian countries due to its traditions, architecture, gastronomy, and of course anime. About Japan, I know several aspects of its culture, both ancient and modern, related to politics, film art, and curious facts, such as the accident in the film Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa, where a broken prop handle through which blood flowed, ended up establishing an aesthetic that would be referenced until today in films and anime. Thanks to the experience of people I know who live in Japan, I can affirm that I would only like to visit it as a tourist with no interest in working, living, or studying there due to the strong cultural shock with the West in general.