Saturday, March 26, 2011

Bitter Sweet Pt.3






The Beginning....
I have more travels to come soon...

Bitter Sweet Pt.2


Adrian & Sammy

Zebra Man

Matsumoto Sensei

Kobe Beef, Grill de Kobe
Yurt!Graduation

Bitter Sweet Pt.1

Leaving Japan was a hard decision for me. I decided to leave about a month ago because I felt the opportunities to use my Japanese would be more valuable abroad, and the opportunities abroad would able to provide more growth. One of these days I do plan on going back. I'm still studying Japanese, but would now like to broaden my wings and study Spanish and Chinese and my IT stuff so I can get a good job!
After a year of studying in Japan I feel like I have seen a lot of growth when it comes to my studies and just me as a person. I met a lot of great people at my school, outside on the streets, Jamdung, everywhere.
I didn't want to leave Japan, but I'm ready to go where ever my path leads me.

This was really a once in a lifetime experience. I feel like I had a very unique experience and will never forget it or the people that I met along the way.

Here are some pictures of my last few weeks. Had to do it big!

Update

I know that it has been a while since I have put up a post, but a lot has been going on. I decided to leave Japan, but even before the Tohoku Disaster happened. Where I was in Kobe, Japan, was not at all affected by anything that happened or that is happening as far as the disaster. We still had to go to school, and everyone had to go to work. As far as I know, Kansai was ok. A lot of people from the Tohoku region are going to Kansai and other parts of Japan that were not affected by the disaster.

Actually a friend in New York Skyped me and told me what was going on the day of the earthquake. I did not have a tv in my room so I was clueless at the time. Even when there have been earthquakes in Kobe during the past year, I did not feel one.

As far as I was concerned, I was not afraid of the earthquake or tsunami if they were to come because there would be nothing I could have done. On the other hand, I think a lot more people, including my roommates and I were afraid of the radiation. My heart goes out to those that were in the Tohoku region.