After 4 countries and multiple school transfers, Chie Kameyama thought she would be an expert at moving by now. From Japan to Singapore, where she attended several international schools without first knowing any english, and Singapore to Thailand, where she completed her bilingual IB Diploma at NIST International School in 2018, Chie’s learned many…

Paul Keen, a recent graduate of the International School of Amsterdam, spent the better part of last year working, discovering himself, and developing a passion for public policy. Later this year, he will be heading to the London School of Economics to read Policy and Politics. His circumstances and formative years are marked by remarkable coincide…

Leela Saeng is currently studying Digital Media Culture and Technology at Royal Holloway, University of London . This was not always the plan. When Leela was a 15 year old student at Bangkok Patana School, she decided that she wanted to pursue musical theatre. After a conversation with her supportive parents, she enrolled at the Tring Park School f…

Gigi Changcharoenkij’s most important lesson in college was learning to ask for what she needs to succeed. Currently a sophomore at UC Berkeley, Gigi is majoring in Economics and Psychology, complemented by her interests in communications, finance and student government. Gigi attended the Thai-Chinese International School in Bangkok, which she char…

“I didn’t know what I wanted to do.” Moreover, we agreed that it is difficult for any pre-college teenager to know what they want to do. That thought led Carlos Romero Jantacomma to Yale University, a pretty great place to figure out what one does want to do. Now a sophomore at Yale, he is studying Ethics, Politics, and Economics. Carlos was part o…

Jaja Rattanajan is a sophomore studying media at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. She was destined for involvement in the media business from birth — having a reporter mother and starring in TV shows as a young girl will do that to you. Yet, her love for marketing and media has taken on new forms as she discovers her true pass…

Kalil Magtoto is back for another episode! He’s here to expand more on what he’s currently doing at the University of Waterloo and how he has effectively become a ‘student professional’ in the digital arts. This semester, Kalil is taking a highly interdisciplinary course load with ranging from Computer Science to French. More than that, he’s juggli…

Were there only twelve students in your high school graduating class? What about representing your own country twice at the highest level of high school debate? These are only a few bits of what makes Nichanun (Nat) Puapattanakajorn‘s experience so captivating. It goes without saying that she is highly accomplished, having won awards for both her a…

Panuvat (Todd) Chutichetpong invents at the intersection of disciplines. On this episode of globeChang(e), he shares his path as a researcher and inventor, and the freshman experience at Harvard University. Todd describes himself as, “a changed person with every new project”. One of his early inventions while a freshman at Ruamrudee International S…

Tawan (Chittawan) Boonsitanon is a freshman studying Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University. He shares a few thoughts about his life story, his transition to college, and some well-structured ideas about the future of supply chain management and how new technologies will impact it. His parents insisted that with life, he was to “make …

Kira Bernhard’s relationship with food is a vitalizing, enriching one. It has also been tumultuous at times. In this episode, she shares a few life stories about her work with food, social media, and future aspirations. Her blog, Spoonful Delight started off as a way to reconnect with her love for food. Back in high school, Kira recalls how she wou…

Ken Lohatepanont’s passion for politics has drawn the attention of major news outlets and even Thailand’s constitution drafting committee. Now, he’s studying political science at the University of California, Berkeley, while continually refining his views. Amidst a volatile political landscape, he and Michael Waitze chat about transitions, writing,…

Sophomore Varisa Limpijankitreflects on her college application experience and transition to Tufts University. Michael Waitze recalls a few stories of his own. The two sit down together to share common, yet unique experiences. The college application process brought Varisa’s whole class together. At the International School of Bangkok, those who ne…

For Madison Frye, “moving is the norm”. She spends a cool half-hour with Michael Waitze discussing her global life journey. Madison has lived in four cities: Montreal, Kobe, Tokyo and Bangkok, where she attended Bangkok Patana School. She is currently studying Biomedical Engineering at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She finds that wh…

As the fall semester begins, University of Waterloo second-year Kalil Magtoto and Michael Waitze sit down to reflect on what it means to move high schools, study in the IB program, and define yourself… Moving to NIST International School in 2015, “I came in with all that huff-and-puff pride.” Kalil suddenly joins a new community of talented future …