My name is Minami.
I'm an international student from Japan majoring PR.
I've lived in the U.S. for 4 years, and this year is going to be a last year of my stay in this country.
Quick summary of my life in the U.S:
2003-2004: Banning High School
2006-2008:Butte Community College
2008-Now:San Jose State University
I stayed in Banning which is in Southern California as an exchange student when I was junior in high school. Then I went back to Japan to finish high school and came back to the U.S. for school.
My life in bay area has been great since this is my first time to live in a big city.
I grew up in Nagano which is surrounded by mountain, and Chico, where I stayed for first 2 years for community college, is also a small city which is isolated from another big city.
Of course I loved to live those small, mellow places, but I wanted to have different experiences while I'm here in the U.S. What I love about bay area is that I have a quick access to other cities such as SF, SC. This is so exciting to me because I've never lived close to beach. San Jose doesn't have a beach but it's close enough to me!
Also, I like that this place is so diverse and I can see people from many different back grounds.
I would love to enjoy rest of my stay in this country and most importantly, finishing college on time!!
