Theater Actor & Mentor/ GO Instructor/ Student Business Builder
Personal Life & Values
Discipline – from regular training in Go, theater rehearsals, and sports.
Teamwork – from ensembles on stage, soccer teams, and group projects.
Resilience – from losing games, falling on ski slopes, and trying again.
Sports
Skiing and soccer! Training, matches, daily practice…and the joy they bring.
I love skiing the most! Skiing taught me how to stay calm under pressure and excitement. I love how every slope feels so different, and how the environment and weather conditions can change so quickly at every second. That’s when I started learning to read my surroundings after so many trips and falls. Falling is part of the process that taught me more about having confidence and making decisions at any second. Each run has strengthened my confidence in making fast decisions under pressure—skills I carry into tests, presentations, and team projects.
Soccer is my other favorite sport, which gives me a very different but equally important kind of education. Daily practices, conditioning drills, and long matches have shown me that effort matters most when the team is tired and the game is close. Playing as part of a team has taught me to communicate clearly, trust others, and put the group’s needs ahead of my own statistics. I have learned to support teammates whether I am on the field or on the bench, and to accept feedback from coaches as a way to improve rather than as criticism. Together, skiing and soccer shape the way I approach new challenges: I am willing to work hard, recover from setbacks quickly, and bring renewed energy back to my academic and extracurricular commitments.
Skiing and soccer is not the end of my athletic pursuit. I am still discovering out other sports, and will continue to update here!
Travel
Travel has been another major source of learning in my life. I have visited more than 50 countries, moving between different languages, histories, and ways of living. These experiences have made me more observant and open‑minded; I notice how cities are organized, how people work and spend time together, and how culture affects everything from public transportation to street food. Seeing so many different places has helped me understand that there is never just one “normal” way to live or solve a problem, and it has strengthened my interest in global issues such as economic development, sustainability, and cultural exchange. After graduation or just someday in the future, I hope to travel to Antarctica. I think it is the most mysterious place on earth. I am fascinated by Antarctica's potential, and how climate data, ecosystems, and human decisions intersect there, and I want to see firsthand a region that is often discussed in textbooks but rarely experienced directly.
