Aurian Eghbalian
International Educator
"One of the greatest advantages of cultural analysis...is that of transforming our cultural misunderstandings from a source of occasionally deep wounds into a fascinating and inexhaustible exploration of the other"
-Raymonde Carroll
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama
I was a camper at the Spanish-language village, El Lago del Bosque from 2008-2010. I was also a counselor at El Lago del Bosque from 2011-2012 and a counselor at Mori No Ike, the Japanese-language camp in 2014.
Studied abroad at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan for the 2012-2013 academic year through the Associated Kyoto Program.
Summer 2013 intern. Taught the "Japan in a Suitcase" program as well as raise funds for the 3/11 disaster fund.
I graduated in Spring 2014 with a B.A. in East Asian Studies
I was in the JET program from 2015-2018 and I taught English in elementary and junior high schools in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan.
Expected Graduation in Winter 2019. Majoring in International Education Management.