Scholarship recipient

Wyatt Howard, the second recipient of the Nelson Ranch Scholarship

Sachiko Tokai 2025, Nelson Ranch Scholarship, Scholarship recipient October 8, 2026

We interviewed Wyatt Howard, a Kentucky native who enrolled at ICU last September as a recipient of the 2025 Nelson-Ranch Scholarship. (All photos courtesy of Wyatt.) JICUF: When and what made you interested in Japan? Wyatt: I became interested in Japan at a very young age. From the beginning of my education, we were taught Japanese—presumably because of the presence of Japanese businesses and companies in Kentucky—so I believe that first sparked my interest in the language. I also had a few Japanese friends, and I really liked movies that showcased Japan or took place there. Two movies in particular, Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword and Teen Titans: Trouble in […]

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JICUF Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient Reflects on her Time in the UK

Sachiko Tokai Christianity, Scholarship recipient, Study Abroad Report, Study Abroad Scholarship, UK, University of East Anglia September 12, 2024

The following reflection was written by Ayane Wakabayashi, a recent recipient of JICUF’s Study Abroad Scholarship. Ayane is an undergraduate student at ICU majoring in linguistics. “My Wonderful Journey in the UK” Beautiful UEA campus! It looks a bit like ICU campus. Introduction I joined ICU’s exchange programme in 2023-24, and studied at the University of East Anglia (UEA), which is located in Norwich, UK, for about nine months. It was an unexpected situation because before I entered ICU I promised my parents that I would never study abroad. I didn’t want to burden them financially. In addition, I didn’t think I needed to study abroad at all. However, my […]