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In August, 51ÁÔÆæ proudly reported<\/a> that global studies major Lauren Sroka received a prestigious Boren Scholarship<\/a>. She planned to use her award to support a year-long study abroad in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in March, Sroka is happy to report back: Japan is everything she hoped it would be and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love it here so much,\u201d she said with an enormous smile. \u201cThe locals are all really welcoming. The school that I\u2019m at takes care of the foreign exchange students so well. Just being here, in general, has always been my dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sroka is studying at Hosei University in Tokyo, where she just finished her final exams and began summer break. During the semester, she took six Japanese language classes to master speaking and writing in her chosen foreign language, though just being in the country has helped in that regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing in Japan has improved my language so much already,\u201d said Sroka, who is also minoring in Japanese. \u201cYou pick it up based on conversations you hear on the street. It\u2019s super hard, but I think being here has given me a leg up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese snow monkeys ward off the winter chill in a natural hot spring. Photo courtesy of Lauren Sroka.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s also had the opportunity to travel around Tokyo and Japan. So far, one of her favorite adventures has been exploring the natural hot springs in the mountain town of Kusatsu. When she went, the town was covered in snow, and Sroka said she felt like she had stepped into a postcard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The destination and its surrounding towns are popular with tourists\u2014the water, full of sulfur, is purported to have several health benefits\u2014but also with a local tribe of snow monkeys, who survive the chilly winters by soaking themselves in the hot springs. Sroka laughed as she recalled how she got to meet the monkeys face-to-face and cross the experience off her bucket list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Sroka smiles next to a Japanese snow monkey during her study abroad in Japan. Photo courtesy of Lauren Sroka.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s had fun traveling and enjoyed learning in her classes, but Sroka is gaining far more than memories and language skills: She\u2019s learning perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had never left the country before this. Being here, and especially meeting the other foreign exchange students from all around the world, you get to talk about the differences in culture in so many different countries,\u201d Sroka said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve realized that the issues that we face in America are issues that people face everywhere to different degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s also gained insight into large-scale sustainability measures. Sroka, who is taking the sustainability track in her global studies major, hopes to find a career that will help make strides in reducing the world\u2019s dependence on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Sroka visits a Japanese shrine. Photo courtesy of Lauren Sroka.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJapan is so <\/em>sustainable. I\u2019m like, okay, at least there\u2019s one country out there working on (sustainability and climate change),\u201d she said. \u201cIt gives me hope because I see all of the issues \u2026 and we need people who are going to address this. Being outside of my bubble, I have more hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sroka applied for the Boren scholarship at the suggestion of one of her Japanese teachers. The award requires that recipients work in the federal government for one year after they earn their degrees. If possible, she would like to work in the Department of Energy to promote sustainability. After her year of service, she hopes to return to Japan, this time for graduate school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she thinks about the Boren Scholarship and the experiences it has given her, Sroka can\u2019t help but feel some pain along with her excitement. The day she submitted the application for the award was the same day that her mother passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mom was so confident that I was going to get the scholarship,\u201d Sroka said. \u201cWhen I got it, I was like, \u2018There we go, Mom. You were right.\u2019 It came at a really dark time, but it was something that I could hold onto. Mom would have been proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With every new place she visits and every new Japanese word she learns, Sroka knows she\u2019s honoring her mother\u2019s memory \u2013 and forging the first steps of a bright future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Sarah Vickery, College of Letters & Science<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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