It is wonderful to make friends from a completely different part of the World and to see their country through their eyes.

A summer encounter

They have helped me to understand about my own cultural identity – my way of thinking, my way of life. I am a third-generation Nikkei from São Paulo.

I've found so many close and fantastic friendships here that trying to narrow it down to just one was impossible...

When I was young, I was diagnosed with Autism. This made my mother (and eventually me when i got older) extremely sad...