Rie
Arai: An Introduction
Hello. My name is Rie and
I came to the U.S.A. last summer. First, I lived in
Corvallis and went to the ELI (English Language Institute)
at OSU. The reason why I came to the U.S is that I want to
study nursing at OHSU (Oregon Health Science University). I
have already graduated from university and worked as a nurse
for 3 years in Japan. However, Corvallis is so far from OHSU
and it is difficult to get information about OHSU.
Therefore, I wanted to study here. It took some time before
coming here because I could not get the TOEFL score easily.
Also, I still need to get the TOEFL and GRE score and
nurse's license of Oregon that OHSU requires of
international students, so I have to study English hard. If
I am accepted at OHSU, I want to study pediatric nursing.
And if I can get the license as a Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner, I will go back to Japan and work as a nurse
again. There are only 3 nurses who are working as Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners in Japan now. My dream is taking care of
children who live with disease and to be supportive of their
families. I am not sure when I can get accepted at OHSU. If
you have good ideas for getting a high TOEFL score, please
tell me and help me. And if you feel sick, I may be able to
help you.
Rie Arai: The
Writer
