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I'm so sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing! I understand 100% how you feel, being an expat myself - 13 years now in the US. I would add one issue that I have - I feel like I don't have a home and don't belong anywhere. Whenever I visit my home country, I feel like an outsider, everything has changed. And worse I've developed a slight accent and people think I'm a foreigner. If I stay in the US, I am a foreigner and I do have an accent as well. I do feel at home here, but my family is not here. And I'm in country made of immigrants, I imagine this feeling would be stronger in a country like Japan.
Thank you for your kind words. I have had people in my home state of Wisconsin ask me if I am Canadian, or even British! So I can completely relate about the accent changing...
Sorry to hear about your loss, big man. I'm sure it meant a tremendous amount to him that you were able to say your goodbye's in person. Great point as usual. Keep doing your thing, man.
Sorry about your loss. I echo the same sentiment of living far from family. Sometimes I wonder if living abroad is a cruel decision for the loved ones on the other side of pacific ocean. I missed my grandpa's funeral due to being far away and covid travel restrictions. I remember myself wondering if all the opportunities in the world is worth the trade off of not being close to families you love. I still do.
@@Exjapter we have the capacity to wonder what ifs. Maybe the oversized brain is a curse not a blessing. Living in the moment and feel the oneness is much better. I think it’s a struggle that’s shared for all the first generation immigrants. No matter where you’re immigrating to.
Thanks for sharing 😊 I finally returned to america after 4 years in Korea And i can't do it 😅 I'm planning to return to Asia in a few months lol I'm originally a missionary kid i grew up traveling to 20 different countries so traveling is in my dna 😊 my parents and brother kept traveling as did I and my family in Colombia i never really knew well because we traveled so much Sorry about your brother 😔
I'm an America who wants to live in Japan again, and I feel separation and loss whenever the holidays pass, especially the ones that are only on the Japanese calendar, because I am not celebrating them in Japan...this year even Sports Day was hard! I am processing my feelings without becoming depressed and I'm being more careful about making goals and planning for the future in order to be where I enjoy life the most and where my heart is most strongly connected.. May you have peace, deep peace, in this emotionally difficult period of your life. Jonathan aka Toshiie
When I lived away from Japan for grade school I missed things like Japanese New Year intensely. It is necessary to make peach with not being able to be everywhere you want to be.
I just found your channel and am sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family both have support systems in place to help through the grief. I'm in the 11th hour of an expat opportunity decision, and it was good to hwar some down-to-earth discussion aboht the topic. Thank you!
Condolences on your Dad’s passing. I can completely relate with everything you say here
Thank you.
I'm so sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing! I understand 100% how you feel, being an expat myself - 13 years now in the US. I would add one issue that I have - I feel like I don't have a home and don't belong anywhere. Whenever I visit my home country, I feel like an outsider, everything has changed. And worse I've developed a slight accent and people think I'm a foreigner. If I stay in the US, I am a foreigner and I do have an accent as well. I do feel at home here, but my family is not here. And I'm in country made of immigrants, I imagine this feeling would be stronger in a country like Japan.
Thank you for your kind words. I have had people in my home state of Wisconsin ask me if I am Canadian, or even British! So I can completely relate about the accent changing...
Sorry to hear about your loss, big man. I'm sure it meant a tremendous amount to him that you were able to say your goodbye's in person.
Great point as usual. Keep doing your thing, man.
Thank you, and as always I appreciate your friendship and support.
Sorry about your loss. I echo the same sentiment of living far from family. Sometimes I wonder if living abroad is a cruel decision for the loved ones on the other side of pacific ocean. I missed my grandpa's funeral due to being far away and covid travel restrictions. I remember myself wondering if all the opportunities in the world is worth the trade off of not being close to families you love. I still do.
I don't know if I will ever feel completely at peace with my choice, although at the same time I don't regret it. If that makes sense.
@@Exjapter we have the capacity to wonder what ifs. Maybe the oversized brain is a curse not a blessing. Living in the moment and feel the oneness is much better. I think it’s a struggle that’s shared for all the first generation immigrants. No matter where you’re immigrating to.
Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us as we all have similar experiences and challenges.
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing 😊
I finally returned to america after 4 years in Korea
And i can't do it 😅
I'm planning to return to Asia in a few months lol
I'm originally a missionary kid i grew up traveling to 20 different countries so traveling is in my dna 😊 my parents and brother kept traveling as did I and my family in Colombia i never really knew well because we traveled so much
Sorry about your brother 😔
I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. My deepest condolences and may he rest in peace.
Thank you.
I'm an America who wants to live in Japan again, and I feel separation and loss whenever the holidays pass, especially the ones that are only on the Japanese calendar, because I am not celebrating them in Japan...this year even Sports Day was hard! I am processing my feelings without becoming depressed and I'm being more careful about making goals and planning for the future in order to be where I enjoy life the most and where my heart is most strongly connected.. May you have peace, deep peace, in this emotionally difficult period of your life. Jonathan aka Toshiie
When I lived away from Japan for grade school I missed things like Japanese New Year intensely. It is necessary to make peach with not being able to be everywhere you want to be.
So true, and "better begins within”.@@Exjapter
I just found your channel and am sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family both have support systems in place to help through the grief.
I'm in the 11th hour of an expat opportunity decision, and it was good to hwar some down-to-earth discussion aboht the topic. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words. Don't be discouraged from living abroad necessarily, just know there are unavoidable repercussions.
thanks for keeping it real!
I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I only go to meet him once, but he was a really nice man. Hugs to you and your family.
Thank you so much. We met in Chicago at a Cubs game, if I remember correctly?
Sorry for your loss sir.
Thank you.
Condolences paul. It's nice that you got to see him.
Thank you.
My Japanese wife of 38 years passed away in January this year, I would never leave her behind by moving back to the US. What would you do?
I couldn't say exactly where my heart and head would be in that exact situation, but I don't foresee myself leaving Japan upon my wife's passing.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you.