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Surie Vixaysakd is from Seattle, Washington and worked as an ALT in Tome City from 2015 to 2018. There, she enjoyed practicing kyudo (traditional Japanese archery), volunteering with Tome International Friends Association, and eating all the local delicacies Miyagi had to offer. Her fondest memory from her time in Miyagi was participating in the Tome City Dontosai Festival.