Hey!! Konnichiwa. I’m not too good with the question, “where are you from?” Because most of the time, to tell people where I’m from means that I basically have to go through a lengthy explanation of my whole entire life. I like to tell people that I’m from earth. Hahaha….... I’m 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American. I was born in Japan but since I was 2 months old, I have come accustomed to moving around a lot. I’ve lived in Germany, Belgium, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Florida. Although, I had to move around a lot, I also got to make many friends from all around the world and got to visit amazing countries. My love for traveling started when I was 2 months old!!

I am registered at the University of West Florida majoring in marketing/economics. But I’m currently an exchange student at Sophia University studying Japanese and Business. I haven’t lived in Japan since I was in 4th grade, so it is very different. It has been an adventure so far!!! Once I graduate college, I would EVENTUALLY like to come back to Japan and work. For now, I’m not sure what I want to do after school. But HEY, who does anyways??? I’m just going to enjoy life while I’m young!

I love anything that has to do with water. I joined the Sophia swim team. They are very strict about coming to practice and about time. The foolish American that I am, I’m never on time. Hahaha….but I’m getting use to it. Swimming is also a great way of exercise. If anyone is looking to lose weight, they should start swimming. I lost 5kg in 3 months (and I eat A LOT)!! YAY!!! I also like scuba diving. I recently came back from Bali, Indonesia where I dived. It was beautiful! I also like to read, go shopping, watch movies, people watch at Shibuya, karaoke, clubbing, going to museums, etc.

Hope to see you at leafcup!