2010, Taking Chances Pt.1 Job Hunt

As the year winds down, I can truly take this time to reflect on 2010's happenings. 2010 was definitely a year of taking chances for myself and also my family. We don't know how things will turn out, but we are all taking chances, chasing our dreams.

I initially started out my language program planning to study here for two years. two years probably would've been just enough time for me to not only excel in Japanese, but also to find a job here in Japan doing something in IT or business. After a few months, two years turned into one year because I realized how fast the money was going, not even mentioning living expenses.

Probably the first few months I really devoted to mainly just studying. Once I got settled, I wanted to venture and experience the place, because I was coming to the realization that this may be my only chance to have this experience, and I didn't know what was next in store. So I played hard, I studied hard, and I began my job search.

Despite not feeling like my Japanese was "ready", I still look for jobs because I felt like that was the way I would improve as I prepared for interviews and polished up my resumes. The way I see it, the economy is basically the same everywhere so the fact the Japanese economy was bad didn't deter me, I felt like I would get the same results anywhere, besides the language barrier, that I'm slowly knocking down. Just to be safe, I've been applying to companies in America, England, and Japan. I can legally work in American and Great Britain why I focused mainly on those countries outside of Japan. To sum everything up, I had a few interviews for great full time positions in America and Japan, but unfortunately I didn't get the jobs possibly because of my location or my current skill set.

I still have three more months to wait for replies and see what else is out there, but if all else fails, I'm preparing to return back to the West. If I have to return it means I have to start from zero in a way, but I've gained a lot of experience here, and has probably strengthened my love for learning languages in general, my love for other cultures, and my decision to live in another country unfamiliar to me even if it's not supposed to be right now.

I'm not giving up, I'm still going to be searching for jobs, but I'm just going to let life happen and see what happens. I still have just enough money to last me for the three months and buy a plane ticket. Yes, money goes fast! If I stay maybe I can use the money I don't buy a plane ticket with to get a small apartment or something.