I’m Leaving Japan

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I’m leaving Japan come the end of April. Goodbye Japan, Hello Thailand. What will I do there? Good question.

When I came to Japan I had a job, visa, and apartment lined up. The only thing to do was fly over and weather the culture shock. I had never traveled abroad before then, let alone lived abroad, and Japan was every bit the adventure I could have asked for and more.

This time I will be moving to another country with no job, no visa, and no apartment. What will I do? The plan is for us to get jobs in Bangkok and find an apartment there. By us I mean my beloved boyfriend and I. Whereas I ventured to Japan solo, I will not being going it alone to Bangkok.

The prospect of another country doesn’t make me nervous so much as it is the idea of going there with nothing lined up. I hope sharing a small apartment doesn’t make us want to kill each other. If we can get through one year then the next plan is England. A country with English food labels I can read and food I know. Until then, it’s another country with food labels I can’t read and restaurant food I can’t count points for. I am both excited and terrified.

Oh sure, fruit is good like rambutans, mangoes, bananas and mangoesteens. Tom Yam Soup I can do. But all the curries? Probably not so much. I wonder how the learning curve will affect all my hard earned work? Will I gain weight? How much? Will I lose weight?

It’s quite nerve wracking to think about having some success only to see it vanish due to a new country and new foods.

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