Hi! My name is Mao Yoshida, and I am a one-year exchange student from Japan. I am majoring intercultural communication back in Japan, but I am thinking about changing my major to aviation soon.
I was always interested and has always been my dream to work in the aviation field since I was a kid. My family and I have been moving to different countries, and traveling a lot, and would ride an airplane at least once every two or three months, so riding an airplane is like part of my life. I also love how we can see the world from the sky when we look outside from the airplane; it’s amazing to see how different countries are all on one big planet. These two experiences are probably the reason why I got interested in this field.
When you major intercultural communication in Japan, you can get a job in almost any field. Therefore, even though my major is not aviation, I can still get a job through this major and I was thinking about graduating by majoring intercultural communication. However, I saw OSU in the exchange program list and found out that there are aviation courses here. This was when I decided to apply for Ohio State University and take aviation course to gain some knowledge. In addition to that, I also decided to get a private pilot license here in Ohio and I am working on that right now. It will make me easier to get an aviation job in Japan.
I am not 100% sure what I want to do in the future yet, but I am thinking about applying to airline companies and become a pilot after studying for four years at the university in Japan. I want to connect many people from different countries by face-to-face, and want many of them to experience how fun it is to visit, interact and learn about other cultures.