2011 CEPEX Japan Studies Award winner, Megan Pfeifle, began her DC internship at the Sojitz Corporation of America office this week.  Meg was introduced to a wide variety of think tank lectures and attended a two-day conference series hosted by the Department of Energy Biomass Program. 

Meg will travel to Tokyo in July for a one-week internship to learn more about Japanese culture, business environment and to practice her language skills. Meg will complete the second week of her DC internship in August.

Meg is a paralegal from Northern Virginia attending George Mason University with a focus on Criminology, Law and Society.  She plans to graduate in Spring 2012.  She enjoys history, crime novels and tv shows, and writing articles for a Japanese music website.