**日本語訳は下にあります** “I’m from Madrid and I came to Japan to work as a journalist. My first week was pretty hard. I got depressed. Maybe it was jet lag or not being able to speak the language. At first I was afraid of human interaction, ‘What if they didn’t understand me?’ ‘What if we couldn’t even communicate?’Continue reading Talkin’ Loud
“I was 27 when I started learning Japanese, I had no contact with the language until that time. I started studying in the U.S. and I came to Japan as an English teacher originally, but now I work as an assistant to an author and attend graduate school to study journalism. Even when I was studyingContinue reading Guyjin48
Time Out Tokyo recently blogged about Tokyo Interlopers. Check out Tokyo Interlopers, a local version of ‘Humans of New York’ Meet Tac, 15-year-plus resident of Japan and the founder of Tokyo Interlopers, a project focused on telling the stories of Tokyo’s non-Japanese residents. Think ‘Humans of New York’ (HONY) meets Tokyo meets foreigners, with slightlyContinue reading Time Out Tokyo
“The bizarre thing about me being in Japan is that I keep coming back here even though I associate it with a few unpleasant moments in my life. It was never Japan’s fault, but bad things kept happening back in Europe while I was here. 2015 was not a great year for me. More thanContinue reading Testing the Waters
“Shimokitazawa, where I live and work, is really similar to a place in Stockholm called Södermalm. Basically it’s the hipster area of Stockholm. I was really familiar and liked that area so when I came here I felt really at home. Not everyone is in a suit and I feel like people are super relaxedContinue reading Steering Towards a Goal
