“I would’ve never imagined I could have gone to Japan if it wasn’t for these people meeting me and inspiring me to do more ” — Cameron Peagler (truhiro)
“A lot of the students I talked to haven’t been out of the city, let alone the country” — Cameron Peagler x2 (CameronCPeagler)
SHOW NOTES
- Starting off with Pokemon Blue 🎮 [1:24]
- A jam packed month 📆 [2:16]
- Getting adopted by the host families 👪 [2:54]
- Receiving a little over $4,000 from the Gilman Scholarship 👨🎓 [4:52]
- Watching out for pirates while at the onsen 🏴☠ [7:20]
- Where Cameron stayed while on the go 🧳 [9:40]
- A typical day in punctual Japanese culture ⏰ [10:32]
- Breakfast 🍳
- Culture / Language lessons 🗾
- Seeing the sites and smelling the smells 🗺
- Mr. Peagler’s kryptonite in Japan 🍣 [12:37]
- Katsudon 🍛
- Udon 🍜
- How becoming a Gilman Alumni Ambassador has changed Cameron’s life 😎 [14:39]
- Acceptance 🙏
- Cameron’s experience @ Wright State 🎓 [16:16]
- 1st Generation college student and a “view outside your own biosphere” 👨🎓
- Cameron’s Hawaiian book rec + the blog [📚]
- Stepping out of your comfort zone 🥾 [20:50]
- Gilman Alumni Ambassador Cont’d 🦸♂️