Living in Japan
26 years. That’s how long I have been on this planet, and not once in those 26 years have I had a blog.
I’ve also never been sky (or scuba) diving, ran a marathon or even eaten a twinkie. But let’s stick to baby steps for now shall we.
I’m guessing I should start with some things about me. I’m 26, as you know. I was born in Northern Ireland (yes, that’s the one in the UK) in 1990 and graduated in 2015 with a Master’s degree in electronic engineering. My favourite colour (uk spelling) changes on a daily basis and I enjoy photography quite a lot. I have a mild addiction to YouTube and love me a good cup of coffee. Not the ones with cream frappa pumpkin spice decafe nutmeg magic jelly beans crap. Oh, and I don’t smoke
So with my Master’s degree in engineering, you’re probably assuming at this point that I have some fancy engineering job where I get to make gadgets or aircraft parts and systems. Wrong.
I never particularly fancied the idea of sitting behind a desk and completing excel worksheets for hours on end with a “please end my life” expression on my face. Which is essentially what the modern day university graduate engineer will be doing for quite some time.
So instead, I decided to travel to Japan to teach the English language to children. A small difference to my academic path I know…
I now live in the prefecture of Iwate 岩手県, in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku 東北. Which literally translates to “Northeast”.
This is indeed the same Tohoku that experienced the great Japan earthquake in March 2011.
I moved here in March of this year and currently teach at both Elementary and Junior High School levels.
Now, having been here for 6 months, I decided I should somehow document my life for some reason. Whether that be through an online blog, YouTube, Twitter or even stone wall carvings.
I repeat, I’ve never had a blog before, so I can 100% guarantee anyone reading this now, that most of these entries will probably suck, but I’m gonna post them anyway. Why not, right?…….right..?
The kind of content you can expect from here, I’m guessing, will be Japanese culture, food, sightseeing, Japanese language I’m currently studying for N4, shopping and daily life.
If you have got this far in the post, congratulations. I commend you for your perseverance, however I have nothing of value to give you. Maybe the next post will have something. Cheerio