Thursday, December 10, 2009

The definition of Kaitlin

Kaitlin; proper noun

1. A 16 year old girl who has a passion to significantly improve her understanding of the Japanese language and culture by embodying AFS' saying: "go live life" whilst spending a year in Japan from 2010 ~ 11.

2. A girl who is sincerely thankful to have won the full scholarship provided by the company J-Power to support an otherwise too financially-challenging dream.

3. A girl who hopes to seize every opportunity to make her experience in Japan one that will be looked back upon and she can say:

That was the most challenging, the most physically and emotionally draining, the most enriching and the most rewarding experience I have ever encountered; and I wouldn't want it to have gone any other way. I have no regrets".

4. A girl who isn't any different but wants to learn the things that can't possibly be taught inside a classroom.

5. A girl with a chance to live her dream.


I am Kaitlin.