自分のルーツの半分を知りたいってだけでも十分な動機かと思いますよ!!あと、個人的にですがエリカちゃん結構日本人に見えます! 私はクォーターだけど、3歳から日本で育って、見た目も日本人感の方が強い。 でも、ルーツの国を含め7カ国に住んで色んなもの、人、考えに出逢いました。 Hope you could have good experience here and find a new goal.
Hi, I’m a student attending Waseda University in Japan! As a Japanese person who grew up in the states and is living in Japan right now, I can say that although living in Japan will not be easy and will have its ups and downs, it will definitely be a great experience for you to learn about japan and your roots! I live in Tokyo so I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions or show you around when you’re here!🧡 Btw working at a convenience store in Japan is pretty hard even as a Japanese person - you have to be aware of all the things they’re selling on the store, to working as a cashier, handling mail, and issuing tickets, not to mention the myriad of payment options the customers have like cash, card, and different QR code payments . Also you can get really shitty customers because basically everyone - from young to old - uses convenience stores on a daily basis. I started working in a pancake shop in Omotesando because I was scared to have to deal with bad-tempered customers. Working somewhere where the employees and the customers are kind will boost not only your Japanese but your self-esteem as well 💛
Listening to Erica talk about her worries made me want to comment this - I've been living in Japan (as a foreigner) for a few years now and I love it. I live in the countryside, so people can't usually speak English which means they're usually either relieved that I can speak Japanese or expected me to know SOME Japanese and are always happy to work with my level. People never expect you to be fluent if you speak like a foreigner - I'm wording it like that because as your mom said, Japan is becoming really international, so nowadays not every foreign-looking person can't speak Japanese. Whether people know you're half or not, they'll understand how much you can speak based on things like your accent or word choice, but people will work with you so don't freak out about it! Try not to feel discouraged when you can't explain something as well as you could in English. My second point was that, even though I've lived here for years, staff assistants in Tokyo will usually start talking to me in English when I'm alone and this can be frustrating when their English isn't as good as your Japanese, or you're trying hard to study Japanese, or it can make you feel like an outsider no matter how hard you're trying to 'fit in'. You just have to remind yourself that there were no ill intentions behind them choosing to speak English, it was just for ease of communication. Sorry for the long comment, I hope this makes you feel better! You're gunna have an amazing experience! (I didn't mention this but I also have experience studying abroad whilst in university and I'd walk out of every class hearing everything I just studied being said by other students in the hallway - so being in Japan really helps with your study!)
日本に来て旅行も何もせずにっていうのはもったいない気がするな〜。せっかくなら日本のいろんなところを回って、1月から7月なら雪、桜、お祭りとかがあるわけだから、たくさん経験してほしいな!日本に行く前に日本語検定?のこの級取る!って決めて少しでも勉強してるといいかもですね🥰 and if you happen to come to osaka, we can hang out together as FRIENDS❤️
Exchange program でアメリカの大学から交換留学とかは現実的じゃないですか? アメリカ在住のハーフの友達でカタコトだったのに一年でペラペラになって帰ってきた子がいました。大学内であれば友達もできやすいかも! 単位ももらえてたようなので休学しなくても大丈夫だったようです。
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That’s exactly what I thought too. I go to college in the states as well (btw I was born and raised in Japan) and there are kinda lots of American-Japanese mixed kids in my school. They also want to live, study and work in Japan for a short term like 6 months. Luckily my college offers intern opportunities in Japan so maybe you can take this way too! You can make money and probably get free round ticket. And plus that program has equivalency towards academic credits. I guess you already know about that but it really depends which school you transfer out to. いずれにしてもあーちゃんに会えることはいい事だよね!!
Erica, it's wonderful you decide to live in Japan and study Japanese there!!!❤️ As your "sempai" who experienced study abroad in Europe at the age of 20, I give you some advice😉 1. Don't be stingy to travel. It's priceless to go visit lots of regions in Japan especially when you're young. If your budget is not enough for it, you should ask your mom to borrow some. It must be unforgettable trips in your life! 2. You should force you to speak Japanese all the time. Well, these days lots of people (especially young generation) can speak English. So it's possible to live here without Japanese. But many foreigners who live here say they wanna improve their Japanese but they can't since they always stay with foreigners and keep speaking English. 3. Keep a diary during your stay in Japan. This is one of the most valuable things I have done regarding study abroad. You should write your notice or your feedback everyday to retrospect your study abroad later. It'll be a big gift for you after coming back:)) I really support your decision, Erica!!!❤️ I hope you'll come here in Tokyo and enjoy this big city!!! Plz give us your videos in Japan! Love you😘