Tristan is passionate about the Asian way of life and has spent the last 6 years studying Japan and East Asia, learning Japanese and researching international politics, even co-founding a new student organisation at university to promote learning about Asia and Asian culture. In between studying, he has spent much of his time travelling independently across East and Southeast Asia, including 5 months travelling solo around the Southeast Asian peninsula. Tristan also spent a year living in Japan, during which he explored many of Japan’s hidden gems, from tiny bars to forested islands, and summited Mt. Fuji alongside an international group of friends.