Archive for the ‘ Career Development ’ Category

Japanese Language

Why Japan I am often asked about what started my interest in Japan. Well, like most things, my journey started with the first step.  In this instance that was a chance meeting with an exchange student at high school during year 10. While at the beginning of the year he could speak very little English, [ READ MORE ]

Hawaii -> BA Asian Studies

(Continuing on from “Japanese Language“…) After a little over a year at the Regent, a family reunion was organised in Hawaii. Young and confident, I convinced myself that I should quit my job at the Regent, sell or store everything in my apartment, pack my life down to two backpacks and go to live in [ READ MORE ]

JETRO Sydney

At the end of 2004 it was time for me to pull all of my interests together. The difficulty of course was finding the right mix. I wanted to find something that would benefit from my interest in Japan, my background and experience derived from both my Bachelor of Arts: Asian studies, and Masters of [ READ MORE ]

ACCESS

Story of ACCESS In 2004, while completing my Masters of International Affairs at the University of New South Wales, I formed a university group called MAIR (MAsters of International Relations). This group was formed to promote the social interaction of postgraduate students and increase the networking potential for the course I was taking. While there [ READ MORE ]

Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)

My association with the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) started while I was still at university in December of 2003. Having just finished my Bachelor of Arts: Asian Studies at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), I was looking for something to increase my contact with the international relations community. Motivated by my [ READ MORE ]