Elise Fashimpaur
Elise Fashimpaur
Start Date
August 2025
Interests
Music • Reading • Board Game Enthusiast
“Studying abroad has given me many homes across the world. I’ve built connections to secondary friends and family that I can reach out to across three continents.”
Education
Elise has a Bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in Psychology, Japanese Studies, and Data Science. She is currently obtaining her Master’s in Creative Writing from University College Cork. She also has a TEFL Certification specializing in teaching young learners.
Travel Experience
Her high school had a sister program in Okinawa where she started her study abroad journey in Japan. She has since gone back for a college semester abroad in Tokyo and, further, high school summer program teaching in Kyoto annually.
Did You Know?
Elise can play six (unique) musical instruments—her favorite is the viola.