 
	  	  Quiet Lessons from the Japanese Countryside
What is it about natural solitude that attracts some, yet strikes fear in others? For those bombarded by the hustle and
 
	  	  Importance of creating a community abroad
Zachary Francis '24, MEng '25, is no stranger to MISTI, often walking down the hallways to chat with a program manager
 
	  	  Learning NLP abroad
Kinan Martin ‘24 is a recipient of this year’s MISTI Excellence Award. By summer’s end, Kinan will have completed five
 
	  	  MISTI, a launchpad into MIT students’ careers while helping them become global citizens
“My plan is to become a university professor, and potentially have my own lab. I want to continue exploring the world
 
	  	  Alex Lam, Aero/Astro '21
" MISTI Japan gave me the opportunity to obtain real-life work experience while working on my Japanese in and out of the
 
	  	  Mina Blume, Materials Science & Engineering, '17
I was working in the Materials Research Department of IHI. Because IHI makes a lot of heavy machinery and products, it
 
	  	  Lisa Zahray, EECS, '19
IHI – Heavy Industry: Energy, Infrastructure, Industrial Systems, and Aero/Space/Defense Project: Automatic Design
 
	  	  George Liu-Krason, Chem, '18
The department I worked for was called the Advanced Applied Science Department. It is a research and development
 
	  	  De Xin Chen, Materials Science, '18
IHI has six different factories in Japan, each with a different specialization. As a heavy industry oriented company