Wellesley College students on the Ted Wang Fellowship program will periodically update this blog with their experiences in East Asia. Check back often for updates!
I spoke with Leah Miller, an ICU graduate who now does translation work including some work with Yoko Ikegami’s company. Background Leah is from Pennsylvania, and she was homeschoole...Read More
I met with Jess Meakin and Madeson Trifunovich, two people who are currently doing the JET program as assistant language teachers at the Tokyo Jogakkan, a position for which I am interested in and hav...Read More
I met with Dr. Sanae Eda, Director of the Middlebury School in Japan program that I’m participating in. This was the first interview I conducted entirely in Japanese! Career Path and Educat...Read More
Crystal Brunelli is the Wellesley alum from the Tokyo branch who originally connected me with the other contacts I’ve interviewed so far. Career Path Crystal double majored in psycho...Read More
I met with Yoko Ikegami in Yokohama, a translator who dabbles in cat rescue, music, and English teaching. Crystal of the Wellesley Tokyo club was able to connect us, and we met in her “Raku-En Salon...Read More
Next, I talked to alums, seeking advice on starting my career and determining what career path is right for me. I spoke to two within a short time span, both of whom made very insightful remarks. Th...Read More
By chance, I heard about an event hosted by the CNM (Communications and New Media) department at NUS. There, I spoke with a woman who has long worked at one of the major advertising agencies in Sing...Read More
On a cloudy Thursday, I spoke with a product manager at a Singapore-based tech company called Grab, Southeast Asia’s answer to ride-hailing, food delivery, restaurant reservations, mobile payments, ...Read More
Interview with Ryo Nishikubo I met Ryo when he was working for the Middlebury Schools Abroad in Japan. He traveled with us from Narita Airport in Tokyo to Soni Village in Nara Prefecture for our progr...Read More
At the Wellesley Tokyo Club event, I had the chance to hear from alums from the class of ‘81. Hope Anderson was one of these alums, but I did not have a chance to speak with her at the event. While ...Read More