Recently, I viewed a UA-cam video re: abandoned homes in Japan in current times. Most needed renovations but looked amazing. I’ve worked in the residential construction for most of my life, so it struck a cord in me. Countryside is my choice. A person can be surrounded by many wonderful people yet be lonely as he**.
Very true, a person can be surrounded by many people and feel lonely. I had felt that for most of my life, until I allowed people to see me as I truly am.
thank you Israa for this video! :)) i'm from chicago, a big city, so I was a bit anxious about possibly living in the countryside if pursued the JET program. from your video, it seems like although the countryside is lonely at first, it helps you immerse yourself in Japanese culture, experience the hidden beauty of japan, and it is more affordable than bigger cities! one question--how easy is it to travel across japan while living in the countryside? is it easy to get to nearby trains?
That makes sense why you would feel a bit anxious living in the countryside. In the JET programme you will get to know who is close by and you can then connect to those people. The train system in Japan is one of the best transportation systems I've experienced in any country. From my experience travelling to a nearby city is very easy, and the train station was about a 5 minute walk from my home. I lived very close to HIroshima so I would go there almost every 2 weeks :D. But I don't know if this is true for all of Japan. I hope this helps!
I'm happy to have discovered your channel. Thank you for sharing! I would love to find new peace and self discovery in Japan. I am currently applying for the JET program USA. I am also trying to start up my UA-cam. Do you have any advice?
I'm going to be posting a video today touching upon doing what your heart desires, I recommend watching that. My #1 thing when I started doing videos is getting comfortable being in front of the camera by filming myself for fun. I highly recommend writing out some key points that you'd like to share in your video before starting. Another thing to remember is tripping up on your words is very normal when filming.
I was in Yamaguchi prefecture, very close to Hiroshima (Iwakuni city). The train system in Japan is top notch, the best in the world. It was a 5 minute walk to get to a train station where I lived. I taught at 3 different schools, 2 of which had 40 students. In these small schools it was deep in the countryside, absolutely picturesque, and it was very easy to get public transportation. It was a 10 minute walk from the train station to the school which I completely didn't mind.
Recently, I viewed a UA-cam video re: abandoned homes in Japan in current times.
Most needed renovations but looked amazing.
I’ve worked in the residential construction for most of my life, so it struck a cord in me.
Countryside is my choice.
A person can be surrounded by many wonderful people yet be lonely as he**.
Very true, a person can be surrounded by many people and feel lonely. I had felt that for most of my life, until I allowed people to see me as I truly am.
great vid-ty for sharing!
Thank you for watching!😄
thank you Israa for this video! :)) i'm from chicago, a big city, so I was a bit anxious about possibly living in the countryside if pursued the JET program. from your video, it seems like although the countryside is lonely at first, it helps you immerse yourself in Japanese culture, experience the hidden beauty of japan, and it is more affordable than bigger cities!
one question--how easy is it to travel across japan while living in the countryside? is it easy to get to nearby trains?
That makes sense why you would feel a bit anxious living in the countryside. In the JET programme you will get to know who is close by and you can then connect to those people.
The train system in Japan is one of the best transportation systems I've experienced in any country. From my experience travelling to a nearby city is very easy, and the train station was about a 5 minute walk from my home. I lived very close to HIroshima so I would go there almost every 2 weeks :D. But I don't know if this is true for all of Japan. I hope this helps!
Nice video (:
Thank youuu!
I'm happy to have discovered your channel. Thank you for sharing! I would love to find new peace and self discovery in Japan. I am currently applying for the JET program USA. I am also trying to start up my UA-cam. Do you have any advice?
I'm going to be posting a video today touching upon doing what your heart desires, I recommend watching that.
My #1 thing when I started doing videos is getting comfortable being in front of the camera by filming myself for fun. I highly recommend writing out some key points that you'd like to share in your video before starting.
Another thing to remember is tripping up on your words is very normal when filming.
How about public transportation? Were you close to any train stations? Were you in North or Southern Japan?
I was in Yamaguchi prefecture, very close to Hiroshima (Iwakuni city). The train system in Japan is top notch, the best in the world. It was a 5 minute walk to get to a train station where I lived. I taught at 3 different schools, 2 of which had 40 students. In these small schools it was deep in the countryside, absolutely picturesque, and it was very easy to get public transportation. It was a 10 minute walk from the train station to the school which I completely didn't mind.
This may seem like a strange question, but how did you manage your curly hair while in Japan?
I had permanently straightened my hair during that time and it's until I returned back to Canada that I started to embrace my natural curly hair.