I'm Akiumi Okabe.
My first name Akiumi has a meaning shining sea.
My parents picked my name for the aim of that I would have a sunny disposition like sunshine and a big heart like sea.

I'm from Nara(south of Kyoto) , Japan.
Nara used to be a capital of Japan 1300 years ago.
We have a lot of histrical buildings like Todaiji-temple which has a huge statue of Buddha.

I've been here Gainesville for a month.

To my surprise, I got a friend from same high school, Nara, Japan who is also a brand-new graduate student. We didn't know each other in our high school days.

I had traveled in Europe just before I came here. I went around Paris with my cousin who lives in the suburbs of Paris. Also, I visited one of the national heritages, Mont Saint Michele. It is my long-time wish to visit. It is fantastic!

I am studying Physics and working on Ph.D.
With my degree, I want to research gravitational waves that are predicted by Albert Ainstein.