Introduction

Hello everyone,

My name is Sarah Ciampi and this is my second year here at GCC. When I first came here I had the intentions of become a radiologist, a doctor who reads x-ray scans and gives a diagnosis. I thought I would take some core classes and continue on to GCU and then hopefully Midwestern University to accomplish my long life dream of becoming a doctor. However, things have taken a 360° degree turn for me. I no longer have a dream of becoming a doctor. The dream I am chasing after now, is of becoming a translator interpreter in Asian languages. I have high hopes of being able to study at International ChristianUniversity, located just 5,838 miles away from home in Tokyo, Japan. 

I have been study Japanese for a little under a year now, and I now have developed some awkward habits from it… More like a list of habits. I now have the habit of slightly bowing to people, when it’s saying thank you or excuse me/I’m sorry, I bow. I even sometimes respond in Japanese rather than English. Last but not least, my English has gotten worse with learning Japanese. All in all, I’m a friendly person with some pretty awkward habits due to learning a new language. Even so, I look forward to a good semester with everyone! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (pleased to meet you).