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Name: Nagi
Three words to describe yourself: indecisive, shy, friendly  
Nagi was born in Okinawa, Japan, which is an island of of the coast. Because her mom is Japanese, she was born in a Japanese hospital and her dad was stationed in Japan with the Air Force. Nagi said that it took her parents eight years to get married. Originally Nagi's dad wanted to propose to her mom, but her mom's dad did not approve. Still determined to marry Nagi's mom, her dad went back to the States to get a law degree and then he came back to Japan to propose. Nagi's Grandpa was still against the marriage, but they married anyway. Afterwards, they moved to San Antonio, Texas, where her younger sister was born, and they lived there for two years. Then they moved to Indiana, to Brunswick, Georgia, to Virginia, then back to Georgia. I asked Nagi how moving around the country affected her growing up, and she responded, "I think I've always been a shy person so it's been difficult, but it helped me become more exposed to different cultures even in America." Nagi can understand Japanese and is studying it for her language requirement. At UGA, she is studying Computer Science, but she has not taken the intro level class, so what she does with the major is still "up in the air." I asked why she is interested in Computer Science, and she replied, "Someone told me that if you like problem solving, then computer science might be a good fit. I like logic and math." After college, Nagi would like to live in Japan for a year to teach English. She says, "Japan and America are both my homes, so I think it would be nice to live there for a long period of time." Nagi wants to travel a lot, more specifically to Europe because she has not been there yet. On campus, she is in AISEC, and through the organization, Nagi may be going to Slovenia or Poland this summer to either teach English or promote cultural awareness. Nagi has been to Japan and once to Tokyo. She said the city "was hectic" and that "there's a sea of people everywhere you go." However she said, "In Japan, I like how everyone is considerate of one another."