Hi Everyone!
I am so excited for this journey and I feel so grateful for this privilege and opportunity. Feel free to watch my pre-departure video , a compilation of my two weeks of preparation and goodbyes before I departed for my study abroad trip to Asia.
Paisley’s Pre-Departure Video
Paisley Sato
<i>Hello in your host country language</i>: Annyeonghase/ Swasdi/Ni Hao/ Konnichiwa/ Namaste/ Sainuu
<i>University</i>: University of Puget Sound
<i>Expected graduation year</i>: 2018
<i>Destination</i>: Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Malaysia
<i>Program Provider</i>: University of Puget Sound
<i>Major / minor</i>: Japanese and Communications double major
<i>Demographic background</i>: First-generation, Asian-American
<i>Future career aspirations</i>: spread and promote media literacy; create educational programs for low socio-economic students; work on social justice projects through media
<i>Top 3 goals for study abroad</i>: eat every local delicacy, hone in and learn about media & advertising and its effects on society, and get lost and find my way back without technology or taxis