Sophia Chow

Philadelphia Subchapter Representative

Kanagawa, 2015-17

Sophia grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in biology and a minor in Japanese from the University of Pittsburgh. During college, she completed a summer Japanese language intensive study abroad at Sophia University in Tokyo. She joined the JET Program upon graduation, where she served as a senior high and special needs school ALT in Kanagawa prefecture for two years; she also conducted teacher training seminars at the Kanagawa Prefectural Education Center. After returning to the States, she eventually went back to her alma mater to complete a second bachelor’s degree in nursing.

She now works as an ICU nurse in Philadelphia and remains involved with the JETAA communities in New York and Washington D.C. In her free time, she enjoys binge watching the latest movies and TV shows, baking, browsing bookstores, and finding the best local cafes.