Pre-Departure Video: Tokyo, Japan. (Only two weeks left!)

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Good afternoon everyone! Here is a short video about myself before I embark on my yearlong study abroad in Tokyo, Japan. I will be studying Japanese at Waseda University, which is in the heart of Tokyo. I can’t wait to start my adventure and I hope you guys will tag along by reading my blogs :)

Alberto Weeks

*DC Area Scholarship <i>Hello in your host country language</i>: Kon'nichiwa <i> University</i>: University of Maryland, College Park <i>Expected graduation year</i>: 2019 <i>Destination</i>: Tokyo, Japan <i>Program Provider</i>: University Sponsored <i>Major / Minor</i>: Cultural Anthropology and Spanish Literature / Japanese <i>Language of Study</i>: Japanese <i>Demographic background</i>: First-generation, Latinx <i>Future career aspirations</i>: JET Program Assistant Language Teacher or a Foreign Service Officer at the State Department. <i>Top 3 goals for study abroad</i>: To become more proficient in Japanese; To gain a better understanding of Japanese culture; To build upon my self-confidence.