Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181208003742/@comment-4010415-20181209024715

Maybe I'm just biased because I really don't want all of JNPR to just happen to all come from Mistral. It seems weirdly and stupidly convenient with no reason behind it. And if Jaune is from Mistral, why did he decide to take his ass all the way to Beacon?

Pyrrha likely had her reasons, such as trying to distance herself from her fame. Ren and Nora might have had their reasons, such as traveling, getting away from old memories, or Nora actually being from Vale and having lost her parents during a vacation.

Why did Jaune go to another continent? It's not like he was trying to hide his attendance from his parents, considering he confirmed that they knew. If it was just to get away from home, the Kingdom of Mistral is huge, and I'd think it would've come up if he's from the City of Mistral.