High School Students to Japan: Student application
Samuel Trombly (Boy)
Contact information
Email: strombly2431@bvsd.org
Family information:
Parent / guardian: Amy Trombly
Street Address:
Lafayette, CO
Personal information
High school: Boulder High School
Graduates in: 2018
Birthday (yyyy/mm/dd): 1999/09/08
Allergies or medical concerns:
Penicillin.
Hobbies and special interests:
Photography, poetry. anime, skiing, chess, farming, movies.
School and community activities:
Boulder County 4H
Special achievements:
I qualified for a travelling competitive chess team in middle school because I
was in the top six players in my school.
I was in an a capella group.
Trip-related background
- Japanese language ability:
- Conversation: Basic
- Reading: Intermediate
- Writing: Basic
- Previous travel experience:
- I have been on three cross-country trips and visited over 30 US states. I flew alone to Massachusetts and Maine in the summer of 2014. I went on a cruise to visit Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. I've been on vacation to Hawaii, Alaska and Jamaica.
What I like about Japan / Japanese culture:
I appreciate agriculture, flower arranging, animation, kendo, fashion, architecture, and technology. I was raised on a lot of Japanese culture from my father, as his apartment contained a lot of old Japanese furniture and media. I embraced it myself by studying the language and watching Japanese movies and television, and reading Japanese manga. I am considering studying kendo later.
What I hope to get from this adventure:
I hope to get an understanding of what it is like to live in the country and culture that I've studied and loved for years, as well as experiencing a way of living that is different from my own.