R.I.
To me living in Japan alone was a really stressful thing. Not only because I have been living in California for 19 years, but because everything was new to me. So when moving to Japan I decided to live in WISH, to not only get support in living in Japan, but to make friends who has the same background as me and understands my feelings.
One reason why I chose to become an RA, is because I thought that the students with the same backgrounds as me needed more support from someone who understands their situation better in WISH. To do so I thought that becoming an RA myself is the best choice I can take.
At WISH, the RA is involved in many various tasks.. Starting from planning event within WISH and to supporting the residence with various problems. RA is not just a senior that lives in the dorm but more like a friend who give support in and out of the dorm, and can rely on for help. As an RA I want to make WISH a place where the students can look back on and still recall the good memories many years after graduating.
（RA of 2016, R.I.）
