Samuel Trombly  (Boy)

Contact information

Family information:

Personal information

 

 References: 

Japanese teacher: Helena Shirai
  email: helena.shirai@bvsd.org
  phone: 720-561-2271

First reference: Dana Cooksey
  email: dana.cooksey@bvsd.org
  phone: 720-561-5661

Second reference: Julia Halaby
  email: julia.halaby@bvsd.org
  phone: 720-561-2349

 

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.