Is Japan Opening Up to Foreigners?
Added 2022-02-11 23:17:17 +0000 UTChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHlyiaWuWAI
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"Japan's not going anywhere." Yup. That is indeed true! Brilliant! I actually feel better. Hope to be back by 2023.
Brian Mack
2022-02-14 01:12:04 +0000 UTCSounds like good things happening for you, no matter what. Fabulous!
TheJapanChannel.com
2022-02-12 14:11:22 +0000 UTCThanks for the great video! Some corrections: My current plans haven't really been affected by COVID-19, because they didn't exist until the end of 2021. Of course I've always wanted to visit there, but this situation is a bit different... more on that later. If I sounded disheartened, I must apologize! It wasn't my intention. I'm not planning to give up on my interest in Japan, at least not until I get to see it with my own eyes. The thing is, I've always heard, read and seen their way of living and thinking from someone else's point of view. Even your videos come from your point of view. It's about time I get to see it for myself. I must admit, however, that throughout my life I haven't been all that ambitious about anything. That's mainly because I usually settle for very little, which is the reason why my school grades weren't all that great in the past. Though even back then, I put in the minimum effort to pass. These days I am an undergraduate in a university of applied sciences, and clearly something has changed in my attitude. Majority of my grades have been brilliant, and I've grown way more ambitious than I'm comfortable with admitting. One could say I've become more open minded and self-confident. One day while attending a class, I received an e-mail about exchange studies. I kind of brushed it off and snickered at the idea of me going to another country for my studies. But then my stupid brain began conjuring up scenarios; thoughts about where I would want to go, how difficult it would be and what kind of planning it would require ran rampant in my mind. I came to the conclusion that Japan would be the only place where I would want to go, so I looked up what partner institutions my school had. Sure enough, they had connections to Japan. And now I'm figuring out what the Japanese institution requires from foreign students within my school. As I said in my previous post, I haven't made any decisions yet, but if things go well, I might be in Japan this autumn. Maybe. Depends on many variables. In previous years I've also had ideas of going just for a short visit (like a week or two), but I now realized that my current position as a student enables so many opportunities that I wouldn't normally have. That's why I said earlier that this situation is a bit different. It would be fantastic to see what studying in Japan is like, even if it was absolutely horrible. It would give me first hand experience from there, and who knows, maybe I'll write my thesis about a topic related to Japan. Those experiences could be very useful then! Back in December when I bought that lifetime Japanese language learning subscription, I planned on taking advantage of it very slowly throughout my life, but now it's gotten a lot of usage from me, because I decided against my expectations to plan a long(er) term stay in Japan. Half of my brain thinks that even if the experience was terrible, at least I would learn to appreciate the things in my country more. Most likely it'll be a blast, however, based on the information I've gathered throughout the years. "Don't worry, Japan is not going anywhere" is sage advice, especially to those who are *actually* feeling dishcouraged by the current situation. I don't really care when I'm going, I just think my current situation would be the perfect opportunity. I'm a very patient person, I can wait. My school instructed to make substitute plans anyway, if COVID messes things up again. It's not much different from what the old bloke does at the old farmhouse. I can totally prepare for the worst outcome. But yeah, make lemonade with the lemons. Otherwise they're just gonna rot and become unusable. When opportunities present themselves, it's best to take advantage of them. Perseverance will eventually pay off. That's what I've learned living this life.
zclyenthusiast
2022-02-12 13:21:56 +0000 UTC
