Risa Kageyama (Japan)
rkageyama@carthage.edu
TLE: 2021-22
“Hi, I’m Risa from Hokkaido, Japan. After I got a bachelor’s degree in international economics and business in Tokyo, I came to Carthage College and am currently teaching Japanese. Before I came here, I was studying abroad in Nebraska for a year as an exchange student from my college in Japan, and I was tutoring Japanese classes at the time. As I spent time in Nebraska, I was interested in exchanging culture with friends in the U.S. and had a dream to be a Japanese teacher. I’m so pleased that my dream came true and am always having fun with other TLEs in a dorm on campus. After class, I play tennis with other TLEs and sometimes cook or bake together. I’m excited to learn education for my master’s degree, and Carthage will definitely give me priceless experiences for two years.”