He graduated from Columbia University Teachers College in 2012. He taught Japanese language and culture to college students in Vladivostok, Russia on a Japanese governmental teacher exchange program in 1999, and spent one and a half years enjoying himself and living in a different culture. Since then he has worked on the exchange of New Years and Christmas Cards with Japanese high school students and Russian college students. He would like to continue this program and develop other international understanding programs. He would like to contribute to world peace through mutual understanding.