My name is Hinako Tanakamaru and I am an international student from Japan. I plan to graduate in 2024 with both my bachelorÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s and masterÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s in Business Administration and Management. I attended an international high school in upstate New York, and a lot of my friends who graduated before me came to Pace, so I heard good things about the business courses from them. I also wanted to have college life in New York City because itÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s so diverse and thereÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s so much happening. So, I came to Pace.
Here I can learn a lot of things I might not have learned in Japan. At Pace and in New York, I get a lot of perspectives, because IÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™m studying in a different culture I never experienced back in Japan. People in the United States have a lot of different opinions and share them directly. In Japan, itÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s not like that. ItÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s made me feel like I should speak up more and I feel like IÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™ve become a more open-minded person because I have to think about other peopleÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s cultural perspectives.
For over a year, IÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™ve been a peer leader UNV 101 courses, and IÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™ve had the opportunity to interact with a lot of first-year international students. ItÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s so nice to join the class because I really like teaching and supporting others. I also did an internship at the . It was kind of similar, but I did the internship in Tokyo, so the students were different countries and there to learn Japanese. I supported students by issuing visas, helping with accommodations, and troubleshooting other customer service issues. It was new for me to have real-life experiences in a company, and it is very satisfying be on the other side and help students studying internationally with that transition period.
I strongly recommend international students come to New York and to Pace. In New York you can experience everything, meet new people, and learn new things. I think experiencing new things is the best thing in life.
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