I started my journey Seisen when I was four years old and have been here ever since. Though an American citizen, I do not consider America "home" as I have not lived there long enough to be familiar with American culture. Though I am half Filipino, I grew up distant from the language and culture. In the place I do call home, Japan, my guise distinguishes me as an outsider from my ethic mix. The only place I have come to fully identify myself with is Seisen, where girls like me represent an array of cultural backgrounds which makes it such a great school. In my experiences on sports teams such as volleyball and basketball and working in leadership positions in groups such as the Student Council or the National Honor Society at Seisen, I have learned to work with people with an open mind, as culture is not the barrier that differentiates people: it is the mindset, the preconceptions that one may hold.