AS – Networking Experience #5

こんにちは!My fifth interviewee currently lives in the suburbs of Kyoto, hence the picture of the Golden Temple. I visited the temple six years ago and thought it was one of the most beautiful buildings I had ever seen. Kyoto is such a lovely city and filled with rich history and cultural significance. I actually met […]

AS – Networking Experience #4

おはようございます!My fourth Ted Wang interviewee is from New Zealand. She became interested in Japan while working as a tour guide for international tourists. As her career progressed and she became a lawyer, this interviewee worked as a corporate attorney in Japan. She now runs her own law firm where she assists a number of companies […]

AS – Networking Experience #3

こんにちは!I hope you are doing well. The weather in California has been beautiful recently. While I am sad to have missed out on Marathon Monday, I’ve been doing a lot of interesting work at my internship and gaining new perspectives through this networking project! My third interview was with a Wellesley alum who is currently […]

AS – Networking Experience #2

For my second networking interview, I had the opportunity to meet to an executive at an international energy company. This executive mainly works on importing oil into Japan and other countries in Asia, and has spent his career working in various oil companies around the world. I have a strong interest in international business, so […]

AS – Networking Experience #1

こんにちは! Thanks to the help of the Wellesley Tokyo Club, I was connected with an alumna who works at the American Embassy in Tokyo. I was very excited for this opportunity because I am currently doing an internship at the State Department in the same Bureau. Additionally, being a EALC-J major myself, I am always […]

Avalon Swanson – Introduction

  はじめまして! My name is Avalon Swanson! I am currently a junior at Wellesley College where I am pursuing a double major in History and East Asian Languages and Cultures (with a concentration in Japanese). I am so excited to be the Ted Wang Fellow for Japan in the 2021-2022 school year! While my cover […]