Alicia Rueb  has always been an adventurer. Since the moment she stepped outside of her country’s borders for the first time, she knew that she wanted to see the world. Little did she know though, in seventh grade, that this very desire for discovery—for places, people, and culture—would eventually bring her across the world, and even guide her to her new home: Japan. Alicia is not originally from the bustling metropolis of Tokyo—in fact, her hometown is quite the opposite. S