Ms. Yuka Iseri is the winner of the Osaka-San Francisco Sister City Association's speech contest. She will be coming to San Francisco from August 27th to September 17th.

Yuka Iseri - Bio Information

Place of Birth: Kumamoto, Japan

Email: youka22@hotmail.com

Family: Mother, Father and Sister (Mika Iseri, 17)

School: Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Sophomore

Offices Held at School:
Co-leader for high school brass band
Leader for acappella group at college

Previous Trips to USA:
Hawaii for 5 days (1990)
Missouri for a year (2001-2002)

Future Plans: to graduate from college and get a job

Reasons for applying for this scholarship: to introduce Osaka, to learn about San Francisco and to have fun!

Hobbies/Interests: playing piano and singing gospel and acapella

Contributions you believe you can make to your host family in the USA and to USA-Japan relations:

• To amuse them by singing songs and playing the piano (both in Japanese and English)
• To make them smile with my cheerful character
• To share my everyday experience in the US
• To help them as their daughter