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Macks Koontz

Hello! My name is Macks and I'm a sophomore at the University of Tennessee majoring in Child and Family Studies with a minor in Japanese. I love learning, hiking, reading, and playing the guitar/ukulele. Studying abroad is super important to me and I am so very excited to be able to share my journey with other people :)

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University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Blogs by Macks Koontz

Picture of teamLab Botanical Gardens in Osaka, there are egg-shaped figured that are lit in various colors.
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Seeing Sakura in Osaka

My trip to Osaka has probably been my favorite thing I’ve done so far. I was able to see cherry blossoms, met up with my Japanese friends that studied abroad at...