I live in Japan now and have my life here at the moment but I don't know what the future will hold. I guess if I divorce or something I'll move out of the country because the society is so much behind things that are important values to me (environmental issues, way of thinking etc). I don't hate it here but it has its down sides too. I also probably won't be able to be back to my home country because it's so much different now compared to when I left (+I left it for a reason). So yeah I stay open to possibilities.
Wow nice poll! Ive decided because of my inability to speak Japanese and my vegetarian diet makes it hard for me to live here for a long time. I’ve also come to understand my partners culture and for the experience.
You're a trooper, living in a country that is kind of behind on accommodating vegetarian/vegan diets. I met my partner here and will stick with him. Lately, we work on translation projects which really helps both of us with literacy in each others' languages.We'd likely only leave if Japan slides into the sea or something.
Well, I am already a permanent resident. Too, I've relocated to the countryside in Kyushu to work on revitalization of the region. It does seem likely that I'll be living the rest of my life here. That being said, I've long wished to live for awhile in South America. But it does seem less likely as I move into my 7th decade on the planet...
I don't really "study" language, but I try to put myself in situations where I have to use language that I am not yet comfortable with in order to be successful. It is always difficult to put yourself in situations where you feel uncomfortable. But once you begin to see that you are communicating successfully, you gain confidence. It is actually much of what I do on the whole in work and life. I try to find the difficult things that are really important and approach them with rigor. I don't find any real joy in doing "easy" things. I doubt that I'll ever change.
You said "I don't find any real joy in doing 'easy' things.My budo sensei said something similar - "If it were easy it would cease to be interesting."My big challenge is climbing the kanji mountain!
I live in Japan now and have my life here at the moment but I don't know what the future will hold. I guess if I divorce or something I'll move out of the country because the society is so much behind things that are important values to me (environmental issues, way of thinking etc). I don't hate it here but it has its down sides too. I also probably won't be able to be back to my home country because it's so much different now compared to when I left (+I left it for a reason). So yeah I stay open to possibilities.
Wow nice poll! Ive decided because of my inability to speak Japanese and my vegetarian diet makes it hard for me to live here for a long time. I’ve also come to understand my partners culture and for the experience.
Well, I am already a permanent resident. Too, I've relocated to the countryside in Kyushu to work on revitalization of the region. It does seem likely that I'll be living the rest of my life here. That being said, I've long wished to live for awhile in South America. But it does seem less likely as I move into my 7th decade on the planet...