To be or not to be has never really been a question for Shakespeare aficionado Ayako Yoshimi.

Having worked as a medical engineer for 29 years, the spirited Yoshimi has consistently striven to improve her and her family's lot, taking college correspondence courses in English literature and putting her three children through college.

Then, six years ago, she chose to study abroad at a community college in London to achieve one of her life-long dreams.