After Lewis & Clark

Chris Leong '06 (Foreign Languages: Japanese and Chinese)

Having studied Latin for six years in high school, Chris expressed interest in something completely different upon arrival at Lewis & Clark: Japanese and Chinese. He began in beginning level for both languages, studied during the summer, and spent a semester in both Osaka and Beijing. He graduated in 2006 conversant in both languages and is currently teaching on the JET program in Japan.

Jane Prideaux '06 (Foreign Languages: Japanese and Spanish)

Jane came to Lewis & Clark with exceptional Spanish skills from her time in Argentina, but began Japanese at the introductory level. She spent her junior year abroad in Japan at Kansai Gaidai University near Osaka.

Jane is currently working for the City of Portland as a Bilingual Information and Referral Specialist, assisting people in finding government and social services. She is also setting up a ceramics studio at her home and plan to pursue the art more seriously in the future. Studying in Japan greatly influenced her creative style and she hopes to return to both Japan and Argentina as soon as possible.