This column might be my last one for The Nevada Sagebrush. I’m going to India this summer and China for the next school year to study those countries’ cultures.

As an international student, I have plenty of opportunities to talk with other international students.

I consider American journalism to be the best because it really understands and uses the freedom of speech.

What if a United States presidential candidates like Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton became the prime minister of Japan?

A red Toyota Celica crashed into my friend without braking on the crosswalk of 11th and Sierra streets at around 1:00 a.m a few weeks ago. Her left leg and face were seriously injured in the hit-and-run but she survived.

What do you think of people who celebrate holidays like the Jewish Bar Mitzvah, fast like Muslims and bury the dead like Christians?

People who would celebrate all three of these holidays may surprise you. You may even consider them faithless.

But most Japanese people live their lives just like this! They visit Shinto (a traditional Japanese religion) shrines every New Year’s Day, marry like Christians and perform Buddhist-like funerals.

Do you have a Japanese friend? There are many Japanese students at the University of Nevada, Reno. They make up half of all international undergraduate students and a quarter of all international students on campus.

Why did these Japanese students choose to come to an American university? Because at American universities, unlike Japanese universities, we can enjoy a true education here!

Five months have passed since I came to Reno as a transfer student from a Japanese university. Because this was the first time in my life that I’d left Japan, this transition was extremely shocking to me, especially with American food.

While I was taking summer classes, I lived in Argenta Hall and had an opportunity to eat whatever American food I wanted in the Down Under Cafe. It was my first time eating American food, and I thought it tasted amazing.