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 […]
CY – Alum in Investment Banking
Meeting an alum who has devoted nearly her entire career to investment banking provided a unique perspective into a world I was tentatively considering as part of my future. Our conversation proved pivotal, reshaping my understanding of what a career in such a high-stakes field entails, and more profoundly, how it aligns with personal dispositions […]
LL – 1,000 flowers open
Sister Kathleen volunteers once a week in the Children’s Ward at the Tokyo Cancer Hospital. When she started, decades ago now, she was made to sign an agreement that she would not proselytize to her patients on their sick beds. As a medical professional, her job is to speak to children and families about their […]
LL – Peace, water, and the state
On Wednesday evening, 06/14, Sophia University held a symposium entitled “How can Japan, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the United Nations work together to advance their support for Afghanistan?” Featured were representatives of each of these organizations, two of whom had been flown out from Jena, Saudi Arabia for […]
BS – Interview #4: Changing Paths and Working with Others
May 23, 2023 My last interview was with Yuan Yao Su, a product designer and manager at SysJust. She majored in communications and currently works in UIUX (User Interface and User Experience) design. Su shared with me about the general state of Taiwan’s UIUX industry, which is mostly populated with small to mid-sized companies and […]
BS – Interview #3: Exploring Disciplines as an Academic Researcher
April 12, 2023 My third interview was with Professor Robin Bing-yu Chen, a professor in National Taiwan University’s Information Management Department. Along with his position as a professor, Professor Chen is currently also the Dean of the School of Design and Innovation (D-School) and Director of the Creativity and Entrepreneurship Program, both at NTU as […]