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How to REALLY make friends in Japan
On breaking out of the "gaijin bubble"
Recently I published my second article on Medium, in the publication Japonica (if you're interested in Japanese culture, check them out, there's some excellent stuff there).
My article is about a subject very dear to my heart. Namely, making friends in a new city.
More specifically, making friends in Japan. It takes a while, but it can be done! In the article I explain how.
#japanese language#japanese culture#japan#japanese#language learning#japanese studyblr#studying languages#japanese langblr#japanese life#living in japan#expat life
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I love the madness of seeing wet paint create magic before my eyes. Great vibrant vibe with the red!
#red#female artists#contemporary artist#original content#orignal art#irish art#expat life#france#art on canvas#acrylic on canvas#paint#vibrant#colourful#instagram#instaart#artistoninstagram#yvrm#irishyrmart#creative expats
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Fast Food For Thought...(13 April 2024)
"Too many people are looking for the right person and not being the right person."
I was looking through some of my older posts on here from 2019 and came across that quote I had reposted.
As I thought about it, the more I realized that while I may have reposted that, I didn't remember it and take it to heart.
I have been too preoccupied with looking for the right person and not being that "right person". Your personality is really who you attract and I may not have been attracting the right people as of late.
Try being the best person you can be first. Once you do that, the "right" person will find you.
I've known this all along, maybe I should start putting it into practice.
#korea#seoul#life thoughts#love#travel#traveler#thoughts#quotes#expat life#love thoughts#life lessons#let it happen
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So this year I managed to get pictures of the sakura blossoms
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Just gave someone train directions. Reckon, I'm a right Londoner now.
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Day in My Life as a Marketing Student in Paris, France 🇫🇷
#youtube#student life#student in france#living abroad#expat in france#expat life#life in france#expat living#life in paris#living in paris#sorbonne#studying abroad
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I have two type of friends.
Those that I have been expat.
And those that haven’t.
How do I recognize them?
Message on my phone
The first category will message me on WhatsApp, WeChat (if still in China), Facebook messanger, Instagram DM or any voice-over-IP app, but never ever on phone message because they know that they are not sure where in the world you might be and how much it could cost you to receive a SMS or god forbid a MMS.
The second category… I’m trying to educate them because I always think it’s a serious (business?) matter when I see the little red dot next to the SMS message.
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My life plan at 20-21 was to move countries by 25. My first choice was Norway, but over the years I've been more open to other places. I'm 24 now and nowhere closer to my goal because I lost several jobs and had to use my savings to survive. Is there anywhere else I should consider more than the others? (This poll won't determine where I go, but whether or not I consider a specific country more seriously)
#expat#expat life#i really like learning new languages so i'm comfy having to pick up any new ones#i've looked into the requirements for a couple of these already but i need to do a lot more research#also i prefer colder climates!! so i may overlook tropical ones#but that doesn't mean i won't at least look into it#mainly just want to live somewhere where i have some shot at a future lol america is so fucking bleak
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Welp got my test scheduled! August 15th I will be taking the Life in the UK test so that I can get my Visa renewed for the last time. After this I'll hopefully have what's called Indefinite Leave to Remain, which means I can stay for as long as I want lol
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Fifty Sounds, by Polly Barton
Some terrifyingly pithy observations about gaijin life
#just finished#books#reading#polly barton#fifty sounds#gaijin#japan exchange and teaching program#jet program#life in Japan#expat life
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The Unique Challenges of Renting in Japan — Part 3
Part 3: Dealing with application process
Do you love bureaucracy? Do you love getting hit with weird little charges that no-one told you about before?
If so, why not try renting an apartment in Japan?
All joking aside, Japanese apartments are generally great. If you're planning on staying in Japan for the long-haul I'd recommend renting. It probably will take longer than you're used to though, so to warn other ex-pats I put together this how-to guide on Medium. It ended up being so long that the publishers split it into 3 parts. Here's the last part.
#japanese language#japanese culture#japan#japanese langblr#living in japan#japanese life#expat life#expat#japanese
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Molotow acrylic on canson black A3 getting ready for my next local exhibition.
#art wip#molotow#dots#dotart#pointillism#sketch#esquisse#en cours#irish art#expat#expat life#irish in france#next exhibition#art curator#originalart#yvonne rémond murphy#abstract#colour#acrylic#female artists#yvrm#irishart#artistsoninstagram#irish french artist#artistontumblr
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What are you looking for? (10 March 2024)
What are you looking for?
That's a question a friend asked me after I related some stories of my dating life over some drinks.
To be honest, I didn't know how to answer that question at that moment. But it did get me thinking: What am I looking for in a partner?
Dating can always seem like an arduous task of separating the wheat from the chaff, and there's a ton of chaff out there. It feels great to meet someone you have a lot of things in common with, but you do have to do a lot of searching to find that person.
Like anything in life, anything worthwhile takes a lot of work. It's easy to just give up and throw in the towel, but who knows the opportunities that you may have thrown away by giving up. I didn't get to this point in my life by just giving up.
But back to the question my friend asked me: What am I looking for in a partner?
Of course, I'm looking for all the main things in a partner: Common values, respect, courtesy, being a good person, etc...
But if I'm really going to find a great person, I really have to think about what else I want in someone.
I can't answer those questions now, but it is something I have to keep thinking about as I move forward. More to come.
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Language level test, difficulty 100.
I just organized a birthday party for my 6 year old with a bunch of Dutch speaking kids.
Some of the tasks I managed in Dutch:
Guide them through a treasure hunt outside through the clues and through the whole neighborhood.
Organize set of competitions with balloons.
Tutor them to play Nintendo sports, correct their posture and controller use during their volleyball, bowling, and tennis virtual competition.
Entertains them, chat, ask them about their favorite toys and games.
...That all with a bunch of 6 year old kids. It was INTENSE! And I feel great. My Dutch is STRONG now. 😄
#langblr#multilingual#multilingual kids#dutch#learn dutch#third language#expat#expat life#original content#language test#languages
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this is me on Jeju Island (ignoring the rain)
#culture#gay#floral#lgbt art#lgbt#pokemon#pokemon go#giovanni#team rocket#jeju island#jejudo#korea travel#south korea#expat life
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