Sophia Wove My Dream into Reality : Aiming Now for New Heights as a Stage Actor
- Jay Kabira
- (Musical Actor)
From Failure to a New Dream at Sophia
At junior and senior high school I liked drama and musical so much that I even formed a club with my friends, but I was mostly interested in playing soccer.
I belonged to the youth team of the Yomiuri Football Club (as it was then), and I went on a soccer exchange to Texas State University in the aim of becoming a professional player. I caught the eye of the coach and was even selected as a member of the US National Best 11, but that was as far as I went. A new coach arrived, and his style didn't match mine. In the middle of the season, I was told I was no longer a regular in the team. At his words, the unforgettable sound of despair echoed in my head [laughs].
I had no choice but to head back to Japan. I danced for joy when my transfer was accepted by the Department of Comparative Culture in the Faculty of Foreign Studies (now the Faculty of Liberal Arts) at Sophia University, but to be honest I was lost when I started at Sophia [laughs]. Becoming an English teacher and soccer club adviser was the best I could dream of then. But for sure I had a great time on campus, especially taking part in the Sophia FC Eagles, which welcomed me as a key player.(227 words)
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