Hello, I am Hika (Hee-kuh) Kukita, born and raised in Tokyo area in Japan! I came to the U.S. in 2021 to pursue my second BA in Psychology at Linfield University in McMinnville and moved up to Portland for my MSW program at PSU in 2023. I value human connection and genuinely love meeting new people and getting know one another. I also fond of learning about different cultures through communicating people from different countries and and those with various cultural backgrounds.
Though I am very close to the far end of the extrovert spectrum and I like being outside (when it is not rainy), I like spending time with myself sometimes by reading books, practicing yoga at home, cooking&baking and watching youtube videos (booktube or traveling related ones!)
I am particularly interested in working with BIPOC and international students with various challenges. Also, being informed by my own lived experience with Eating Disorders I had in the past as well as my volunteer experience as a peer support group leader, working with those who are struggling with food, body image, exercise is included in my particular interests, too.