Mariko, Japan

Mariko is a student from the suburbs of Tokyo who is trading in the city scenes for the cowboy life in the mountains of America. Her English is decent but heavily accented, but more importantly she is wondering whether Americans truly live the engorged and luxurious lifestyle she's seen on TV.

Touching down in Denver, her phone's memory filling up with pictures and videos of the great Rocky Mountains, Mariko will soon see just how different American culture is from Japan, the hard way...