Personal Statement: Why I Want To Return To Japan

In the summer of 2013 I had a life changing experience when on the first day of the climbing season I slept at the peak of Mount Fuji. It was there on the roof of Japan as I watched the sunrise, I fell in love with the beautiful of the Japan. The idea of returning to Japan was always something first and foremost on my list. I returned home and enrolled in a Bachelors program so that I could qualify to teach there. I wish to return to Japan with the JET Program to share in all the wonderful cultural aspects I experienced one my first trip. I wish to serve as an assistant language teacher to learn firsthand from the Japanese people and impart my culture as well. I also enjoy the dynamics of the teaching and learning process. I love to see the moment when something new connects in the eyes of my students. I love having a hands-on approach to teaching. As a teaching assistant, I can watch and adjust my approach to the students. I can see what exactly what works and

I hope that participating in the JET program will produce more opportunities to share with the world the beauty of Japan. I wish to help the Japanese community to understand the African American culture as well. I would like them to experience first-hand phrase southern hospitality that people of color are so proud of. I believe the international community can benefit greatly from the partnership that the JET Program will form with me. As a writer and artist, I will share with the world what I learn from my time in the program. Working side by side with Japanese educators and learning from them and the Japanese education system is important in innovating classrooms back home. The program gives me the opportunity to contribute to whatever prefecture that I am sent to. Going out and meeting and conversing with the locals as an ambassador of the African American culture is key in my plans of full