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 program orientation before transitioning to a new job. Ryo is a recent graduate of Middlebury College and I wanted to […]
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Natalie Osako: Meeting with Hope Anderson (’81)
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 she is currently based in Los Angeles, she spent a large part of her […]
Natalie Osako: Meeting with Sonja McNeir (’07)
In April, I had the opportunity to attend a Tokyo Wellesley Club gathering. The meeting was intended to welcome admitted students and to bring together Tokyo-based Wellesley alums. While there, I met Sonja McNeir (‘07). Sonja did the JET program for several years, which was what prompted me to ask her for an interview. Sonja […]
Natalie Osako: Introduction
Hello! My name is Natalie Osako and I am a junior majoring in American Studies (Asian American Studies Concentration) and minoring in Japanese Language and Culture. This semester, I am studying abroad at the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan through the Middlebury Schools Abroad program. I arrived in Japan on March 21, right […]