Elsie began studying Japanese her first year at Williams. Now a sophomore, she is in the fourth-year Japanese class and participated in the 12th annual Consulate General of Japan in Boston Japanese Language Essay Contest. Her essay, “Utsukushii bunka ga aru kara nihon ga suki” [Profundity of Japanese Aesthetics: The Reason Why I love This Culture], won first prize in the college-level advanced division.
