Through this activity, I began to notice that everyday things I once took for granted—such as TV programs, news reports, and politicians’ street speeches—often lack the perspective of a Global Citizen. For example, when I hear words or expressions that assume only Japanese people as the audience, I wonder how people from overseas might feel.

Moreover, through fieldwork, I realized that I myself had unconsciously been trapped by stereotypes. When I started interacting with people without putting them into boxes like “Japanese” or “speakers of a certain language,” I naturally made more friends and felt freer in my own thinking. From now on, I want to increase the number of Global Citizens around me, starting with my local community, and help spread a better world from Japan.

When I arrived in Japan and struggled to communicate in Japanese while signing up for a mobile phone contract, I first truly felt the importance of global citizenship. The store clerk reassured me that even without a shared language, we could connect as human beings.

Through this experience, I realized that being a Global Citizen means finding common ground and cherishing our shared humanity.

After returning from studying abroad, I felt strong discomfort during casual conversations with friends when I heard remarks that stereotyped people by nationality or culture—seeing people not as individuals but lumped together by race.

Through this activity, I want to increase awareness and encourage more people to interact with others as individuals, rather than categorizing them by nationality or other labels.