こんにちは。はじめまして、わたしはルーク・ドンリコットで24さいです。(Hello! Nice to meet you, my name is Luke Donleycott and I am 24 years old.) I grew up in Clayton, North Carolina in a rural area where I spent much of my youth outdoors in the woods with friends, riding bikes around the neighborhood, and playing video games! Growing up, I was always curious about foreign cultures and languages. Once I graduated high school, I joined the military as a linguist, where I was able to learn Spanish and Portuguese! Last year, I left the military and enrolled at the University of North Carolina Wilmington to pursue my undergraduate degree, where I also began studying Japanese as a minor. After one year of studying, I was fortunate enough to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Language scholarship to help fund a semester abroad in Japan! Currently, I am living in Osaka, which is around the middle of the country and is one of the three biggest cities in the country! Once I graduate, I hope to come back to Japan for graduate school and engage in international research. I look forward to sharing my adventures with you all and getting to know you all as the school year continues!
よろしくおねがいします。いっしょにがんばりましょう！(Thank you for meeting me. Let's work hard together!)
Want to know more about how you can study or intern abroad when you are a college student? The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Learn more about the scholarship by clicking here!
