In life we run into many people and we hear them say things like "I'd love to go ..." or "I would love to be a ....". However, how many of them actually do that thing? The truth is people want to do things but they rarely follow through with them. I am not Judging these people, what I am saying is that it seems like people give up on things they want to do most because they don't see a feasible way to achieve them.
Which brings me to Tokyo. Me and my family traveled many places but we've never gone to Japan. Growing up I didn't question it but one day I thought "Why haven't we gone to Japan?" I knew wanted to go somewhere that would challenge me to adapt to a new way of life. Also being a marketing major, I love advertising. That's one reason Tokyo is so amazing. Like New York City and cities like it around the world, the advertising sets it apart. When a person thinks of Time Square they think of the lights, but what's creating those lights, advertisements. I plan to be apart of that in the entertainment world, promoting films. Having the most unique advertisements in the world,Tokyo is great for this. I believe being a part of that or just getting to see it first hand is a great opportunity. This would give me something that other people don't have, real world experience and that can never be taught in books.
I talked to my family about going to Japan, they said "Its too expensive!". Not being deterred, I spoke to a friend about this. What was said changed my life: "Japan?, you can't go to Japan. First, you're black and second you can't speak Japanese!" To this I simply said "Watch me". From that point on I was determined to go and wasn't going quit. People go to japan and learn Japanese everyday what made me incapable of doing the same certainly not the color of my skin.
My academic adviser told me about Temple University study abroad and the more research I did the more I liked the school. TUJ had a really interesting international marketing course along with some amazing internships.Particularly AOI. It was the first time I finally saw a feasible way to achieve my goal. That's when I decided The next two years were going to be spent doing everything I could to get into the program. My first step was to see if my school had any Japanese courses, unfortunately they did not. Therefore, I joined numerous language exchange programs, making several Japanese friends along the way who helped me with Japanese as I helped them with English. I bought Rosetta stone and taught myself Katakana, hiragana and kanji. I did everything that I could to get into the program & to master the language. Some would say it was my dream but I'd say it was my goal.
Which brings me to Tokyo. Me and my family traveled many places but we've never gone to Japan. Growing up I didn't question it but one day I thought "Why haven't we gone to Japan?" I knew wanted to go somewhere that would challenge me to adapt to a new way of life. Also being a marketing major, I love advertising. That's one reason Tokyo is so amazing. Like New York City and cities like it around the world, the advertising sets it apart. When a person thinks of Time Square they think of the lights, but what's creating those lights, advertisements. I plan to be apart of that in the entertainment world, promoting films. Having the most unique advertisements in the world,Tokyo is great for this. I believe being a part of that or just getting to see it first hand is a great opportunity. This would give me something that other people don't have, real world experience and that can never be taught in books.
I talked to my family about going to Japan, they said "Its too expensive!". Not being deterred, I spoke to a friend about this. What was said changed my life: "Japan?, you can't go to Japan. First, you're black and second you can't speak Japanese!" To this I simply said "Watch me". From that point on I was determined to go and wasn't going quit. People go to japan and learn Japanese everyday what made me incapable of doing the same certainly not the color of my skin.
My academic adviser told me about Temple University study abroad and the more research I did the more I liked the school. TUJ had a really interesting international marketing course along with some amazing internships.Particularly AOI. It was the first time I finally saw a feasible way to achieve my goal. That's when I decided The next two years were going to be spent doing everything I could to get into the program. My first step was to see if my school had any Japanese courses, unfortunately they did not. Therefore, I joined numerous language exchange programs, making several Japanese friends along the way who helped me with Japanese as I helped them with English. I bought Rosetta stone and taught myself Katakana, hiragana and kanji. I did everything that I could to get into the program & to master the language. Some would say it was my dream but I'd say it was my goal.
