L U C K Y ☆ S T A R

Okayyyyy I found another old post in my drafts and am just going to post it even though it is really late...

Wow, okay I've been failing in blogging. It's been over a month since my last post, but guess what? It has been about two months since moving to Japan! You could say I've become very comfortable in my small town. I've actually found a new hobby to keep me busy during most of my free time. Of course it is arts and craft - specifically resin crafts. I'll make another post on that later.

So a friend was wondering how my daily life has been since starting work.

Well to start, my work schedule is from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. This is pretty nice considering my previous job was between 7:30 am and 6:00 pm. I live about a 5-min bicycle ride to my school so I don't need to wake up that early either. I also don't need to put on much makeup since none of the teachers at school wear anything on their face.

After almost a week training with Interac in Chiba, I was finally going to move into my new home in Showa, Yamanashi. During training, I swear everyone I met in my Koushinetsu Branch (Toyama, Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi) were located everywhere else, but Yamanashi. I was beginning to think I was the only person going to be placed in this prefecture. On the last day of training, when we received more information of our journey to our new homes, I met Christine who was also based in Showa. I was ecstatic! I immediately befriended her. She had lived in Japan for 5-years before. It was reassuring to have someone nearby with prior experience.

The most asked question: Why did I move to Japan? 

Since high school, it has always been my dream of mine to live in Japan. Being a descendant of Japan, I've always been interested in the Japanese culture, food, history, etc. I always loved traveling to Japan, it was always my favorite vacation destination.

Wow, it's been a month since I took the biggest step in my life: moving to Japan.

I have transitioned into my new lifestyle quite smoothly. I have been fortunate to have family kind enough to help me settle in. If it wasn't for them and some friends I moved to Japan with then I wouldn't be transitioning so well. It is important to learn as much as possible about a country's culture before moving there. This will help with not having an extreme cultural shock. Japan is everything I have ever imagined it to be, almost...

This is probably one of the most important lists I am compiling for Japan - The packing list for the big move! You don't want to forget anything when moving abroad, especially if the item is not available in Japan.

I will most likely be bringing 2 large suitcases, so I must be able to fit all my necessities in there...