About Anna
Hi, I’m Anna and I’m 17 from Austin, Texas. I’ll be blogging abroad this summer from Japan, where I’ll be studying the language and culture, living with a host family, and traveling all around the country. I hope you enjoy my posts! Here’s some information about me, so you know who’s writing:
About Me: I’m a high school student from Texas who enjoys being a nerd, considers her friends to be her siblings, and never stops daydreaming.
Favorite Activities: Choir class, playing guitar, reading, writing, goofing off with my friends.
Interests: Singing, writing, drawing.
Favorite Music: Death Cab for Cutie, Something Corporate, Eisley, The Hush Sound.
Favorite TV Shows: Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glee.
Favorite Movies: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Serenity, Little Miss Sunshine.
Favorite Books: The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud and The Harry
Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
Favorite Quotes: “Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar” –Antonio Machado or “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” –Edna Buchanan
Please briefly answer the following questions:
Why did you pick your host country? From a very young age I have been enthralled by the culture and language of Japan.
What made you want to study abroad? I have never been outside of the United States before and I have always wanted to live in Japan. This trip is like killing two birds with one stone.
What will you miss most while you are abroad? I will miss my friends and parents, the 100-degree weather (or not), and Mexican food.
What are your personal goals for your time abroad? I want to learn as much Japanese as I can in the time I’m there and to see all that I can see. I would especially like to check out Harajuku Street and the Harajuku Street culture.
