It's been 2 years in Japan now...I can't believe it! The time has gone by so quickly. I remember the first day I arrived here. It was soooo hot and humid. The sounds, smells, sights..everything was new! I remember stepping off the airplane and feeling tired but happy to have arrived. I was also anxious because I still had no idea what my living and work situation was going to be like in my new city. All I could think about or imagine were the stories from past JETs and advice from other people. I just wanted to know what MY situation was going to be like.
Well here I am 2 years later and things are much different today than they were back then. Here are some of the top things that have changed in my life since being here:
1. Listening/Reading comprehension in Japanese has increased sooo much! I am now a proud holder of the JLPT 3 certificate
2. I have been able to travel to at least 5 new prefectures since being here (Chiba, Tochigi, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Nagano, Fukushima, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hokkaido, Okinawa, Shizuoka, Yamanashi) but I still have many more to visit!
3. I have been able to travel to nearby Asian countries (South Korea, Thailand, and soon to be China!)
4. My organizational skills and class leading skills have increased. I am able to think through for organizing my classes/schools and I am also able to think quickly on the spot.
5. I am engaged to a Japanese woman! I will be getting married soon!
These are pretty big changes/events in my life. Who knows what I would be like had I stayed in the US for the past 2 years instead. Either way, I have no regrets whatesoever of coming to Japan and spending my time here! My regrets would have been much much larger had I not come to Japan at all!
I am loving my time here and want to enjoy it as much as I can. I just wanted to mark my 2 years here as a significant step in my life.
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