Let’s begin with your name.
 Mia. And my last name’s Ohyama.
We have a lot of new people from a lot of different places this year. Where did you live before coming to Hokkaido?
 I lived in Omaha, Nebraska until this summer when I moved to Des Moines, Iowa. Now I’m here.
Why Hokkaido?
 Because I wanted to come here! And I ended up at HIS because it’s the only English-speaking school. I love  Japan.
Okay, a more personal question. What are two things you can't live without and two things that you cannot bear?
 My dad and my friends are two things I love. Um, I hate centipedes and milk.
Milk?
 Yeah, milk! It’s gross.
Tell us about your last school. What did you like most about it?
 I liked that everyone liked each other. It was much bigger than HIS… It was a middle school with almost  1000 kids – around 300 kids in each class.
So HIS must feel tiny. What’s one thing you like about our school?
 People are nice here…?
Okay, how about something you don’t like?
 The classes are too long. Ugh.
Last question: sushi or hotdogs?
 Sushi, I don't even like hotdogs.