Professor Yoshiteru Uramoto: "Tomorrow is just like yesterday if you don’t have a dream."
I’ve spent close to 40 years living abroad out of the 68 that I’ve been alive. Even though I grew up in rural Kyushu, my turning point...
Ms. Aya McCrindle: "Never settle for less, be authentic, be bold, and always follow your intuit
The popular belief that success comes from connections, education, and money, often leaves people at a loss when those elements are...
Kyoka Ogasawara: "Just be you!"
During the first 10 years of my life, I was bullied by friends and got into fights with my parents and teachers. Finally, at age 13 came...
Jiezel Nara: "I went on a solo trip to Havana with only 200 dollars in my wallet, thinking I co
During my study abroad at Upenn, I went on a solo trip to Havana with only 200 dollars in my wallet, thinking I could use my credit...
Hiromu Tanaka: "My dream is to find my favorite place with my favourite person, to live the lif
The summer of 2017. The last summer of my teens. I decided to go on a backpacking trip across east Europe for a month. Before the trip,...
Kaito Mori: "That was when it hit me- work should be about doing something I'm crazy about
2017 was a year of defeat. Though I’ve been managing my own business from before university, in my sophomore year I decided that I wanted...
Daichi : "She told me “finally, it feels like an international housing event, compared to the l
It was already 2 in the morning when we had finished setting up decorations and posters the day before the “Triangle Festa” at the...
Dean Nakano Koichi: "I never felt truly at home anywhere in some ways."
I never felt truly at home anywhere in some ways. My first aspiration was to become a novelist when I was a child. I loved reading books,...
Professor Makiko Deguchi: "Makiko, you are the prettiest girl on the bus!"
When I was in the United States, I felt invisible. It was already ingrained in me that I didn’t meet their beauty standard of having...
Yuina Uno: I went to LA for an internship program and realized that feminism can actually be a profe
Seven years ago, I was so sure that I wanted to work with event planning but when it came time to choose my university major, all of a...
