Studying Abroad in Tokyo for Engineering and Innovation.

Jose Grijalva Start Date: Jan 29, 2020 - End Date: May 28, 2020
  • Tokyo, Japan

My Travel Story

by: Jose Grijalva Start Date: Jan 29, 2020 - End Date: May 28, 2020
Hello everyone, my name is Jose Grijalva. I'm a Software Engineering Undergraduate Student at ASU. I'm very excited about heading over to Tokyo, Japan for a two-week study abroad program in May 15th of this year. All of my life, I've always wanted to travel to Japan but just never had the money to afford the airfare and everything else for it and this program is for my major, which makes it a perfect opportunity for me. Despite how much sleep deprivation and work it takes me to learn and improve in my field of study, with it being a STEM major, I've shown time and time again that I've never given up on it because of my passion for it so I would for sure put in a lot of hard work and dedication for this program.

This study abroad program will benefit me in many ways. It will not only just count towards my school credit for my major but the experiences and knowledge that I will gain for this trip will carry over to my future education and career. With these experience and knowledge, I've considered possibly starting to start a tech company of my own in the future after I finish my major and learn how to start and run a business so I can apply Japanese tech companies' methods of problem-solving to my products, utilize some business cultural aspects from Japan and expand my company from here in the US, to Japan and Mexico, that way so I can create many job and internship opportunities for future ASU students to gain some work experience in the field and for people in Japan, Mexico and possibly more countries, all as my way of giving back to the community.

I unfortunately don't have the fundings to afford this program and I dislike having to ask my family or anyone for money since I've been raised to never ask for such things and to always work for what I want. However, funding programs like this is seemingly my best bet for me to earn enough funding for this travel, other than the 4 scholarships I've applied for and hope to win. Even if you aren't able to donate, just simply sharing this information to your friends and family would be perfectly fine with me and greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for taking your time to read this and I look forward to this trip and to repay you donars for your patronage.
  • Tokyo, Japan

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