Ghanaian veterinarian Francis shares why he left home on a JICA scholarship to chase a PhD in Japan.

You’ll hear how his work on “tick-borne diseases” in dogs could save pets on two continents, how “Japan is advanced… with equipment to do high-level research”, and what it’s really like when “the weather here is very, very, very cold”.

Francis ends with a simple motto—“Embrace the journey”—and practical advice for language, funding, and culture shocks.