I studied abroad at Jacksonville University . From the wide variety of study areas available, I chose classes on the theme of sustainability in order to pursue my interest in “food loss.” I gained knowledge connected with the natural environment at the same time as learning about familiar environmental problems through discussion in small class groups of around 15-20 students. The classes gave me an opportunity to think
about Japan from the outside. I particularly remember studying the huge impact that Japan’s immense bluefin tuna catch has on the global environment. It made me aware for the first time that something I had always eaten unthinkingly in Japan was actually viewed as a major problem internationally. Through repeated class discussion of issues with no right answers, I encountered opinions different from my own, delved further into them, and found my anxiety about expressing myself diminishing.
*as of the time of this interview

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