Graduate Program of Global Environmental Studies (GENV)
Yuxi Yang
- I am from Inner Mongolia of China. I majored in Japanese literature in my undergraduate studies.
- In my junior year, I studied in Japan as an exchange student. During my studying time in Japan, I happened to know a student who was studying global environmental studies at Sophia University, so I had a chance to visit Sophia University and our faculty. I heard a lot from her about the faculty, and I was attracted by the multicultural environment here. And from that time I told myself I want to study here.
- As a student whose major is Japanese in the undergraduate, I think the inter-disciplinary approach of the program helped me to acquire a broad knowledge of environmental issues. At the same time, as our professors are from different backgrounds, I obtained a lot of advice from them, and after a while of studying, I started focusing on the part I am interested deeply.
- Actually, studying the global environment has changed me a lot ? not only my living styles, but also how I understand this world. I am going to work in Japan, and even if it does not turn out to be related to environment, I still will continue my environmentally friendly living style and follow environmental issues closely.
- I enjoy life in Japan. Because I update my knowledge every day in class, I talk with my friends about the stories in their countries. I visit different places of Japan to find the beauty of this country, and I also have a part-time job during my spare time. The most important thing is by doing these, I feel I am growing up, and I become more confident and clearer about my future.
