“I’m a bit of a control freak. But for someone who needs to plan everything, I just went with the flow when I came to Japan. I was considering two options after finishing university back home in Spain: unpaid internships that may lead to an actual position or go abroad and learn languages. I remember thinkingContinue reading Stick to Your Guns
**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
“The funny thing about travel is that no matter how completely you try to leave the country, be it Japan or wherever, the country never completely leaves you. So far, I’ve lived in four different countries – Japan, Vietnam, Spain, Saudi Arabia and now back to Vietnam. Each of those places, no matter how muchContinue reading Becoming Desensitized
“I would like to do something to empower women in Japan. They still play a small role in society—a pity, considering there are plenty of intelligent women in this country. And many are resigned to accepting marriage as the ultimate goal or their only option in life, which isn’t so bad in itself, but IContinue reading Girl Power
