Professor Slater is an Anthropology Professor at Sophia University in the Faculty of Liberal Arts. The first week of orientation he introduced us to the many wonderful things that accompany taking courses at a new university halfway across the world from wherever we call home. He also keyed us into his own research, and I […]
AFL – Learning Everywhere #2
Even outside of the classroom, I seem to continually find myself surrounded by people who place learning above other aspects of their lives. A few weeks ago I was introduced to a mutual friend, and despite the very light context of our shared meal, our conversation repeatedly drifted toward shared ideals in the realm of […]
FM – Networking Interview 3: John Hong
John Hong completed his undergraduate studies at the Department of Architecture at the University of Virginia before completing his master’s degree at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is very accomplished in his field and has gone on to win multiple international awards and recognitions for his work including 17 American Institute of Architecture(AIA) awards, […]
FM – Networking Interview 2: Kang Hyunseok
Kang Hyunseok is the co-founder of the Seoul-based architecture office, SGHS. He completed his undergrad at Sungkyunkwan University and received his M.Arch at Cornell University. Before starting his firm, he practiced in Studio THEM, SO-IL in New York as well as Herzog & de Meuron in Basel, Switzerland. He is a registered member of […]
FM – Networking Interview 1: Jason Chan
Jason Chan is a British architect and has worked on projects in London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Seoul. Before founding his studio, Studio POPPOP, he was a Partner/Project architect at the London-based firm Make Architects and was a project leader at MADA s.p.a.m. in Los Angeles and Shanghai. He has taught at Central […]
Introduction(Farida Moustafa)
안녕하세요! My name is Farida Moustafa and I am an Architecture major/Korean minor at Wellesley and the 2024 Ted Wang Fellow for South Korea. I had the honor of interning at the Seoul National University’s Office of Social Responsibility(SNUSR) this past winter and am currently taking classes at SNU! Although this is my second […]
AFL – Park Ramblings
Purely to feed my own interests, one of the courses I am taking this semester is an introductory class to Japanese literature. This course has the largest amount of students enrolled among my classes, the professor has absolutely no reservations about cold-calling students, and it is my only Sophia class to have a teaching assistant. […]
AFL – Introduction
はじめまして! (It’s nice to meet you!) My name is Alexa Fronczek-Lewis and I’m a junior Anthropology major with an EALC/Japanese minor. I am studying abroad at Sophia University, and the semester is already well underway. Although this introductory posting is a bit late, I felt that it was much needed as my interviews might come […]
CY – Meta Alum Insights
In this interconnected world, the adage that “the world is smaller than we think” rings especially true. This was vividly illustrated when I reconnected with an alum from my school via LinkedIn. What started as a casual online connection unfolded into an enriching, face-to-face meeting at the bustling Meta office in Singapore. This encounter not […]
CY – Dinner with SG Alumnae
Networking through LinkedIn once again proved its value when I connected with another inspiring alum. This particular alum stood out not just for her impressive career trajectory from consulting to tech but also for her warm, approachable demeanor. From our first interaction, she exuded a friendliness that made our conversation feel like reconnecting with a […]