What are the things that I wish I knew before I moved to Japan? Find out in this week's final Sandals In Japan video!
Time indeed flies by when you're having fun; the best 5 months of my life passed by me in what felt like 5 minutes. Although it was a short amount of time in the grand scheme of things, it was a life-changing adventure that I'm beyond grateful to have had. It wasn't my first time in Japan, so I wasn't going in completely blind, but it was certainly a different experience from my usual travels. If you are also interested in going to Japan as more than just a tourist, these are a few tips to help you on your journey and some things that I wish I had known before moving.
A few weeks ago, we asked if you had any questions about what it's like moving to Japan. I picked some that are most applicable to what you need to prepare beforehand. I decided to write my answers here, as it was a bit difficult to think of eloquent responses while driving around in the Cressida. The answers can be found in the newest blog post on our website:
checkpointjapan.com/2024/02/2...
That's all I have for now, if you have any other questions please feel free to reach out to us on social media and we'll do our best to answer them. For those just looking to book a trip to Japan, Alex and I will likely be making a video on how to plan for that along with some tips and tricks in the upcoming months.
I cannot show enough gratitude to those who supported me throughout the time I spent abroad. To all of the friends I made in Japan who helped show me around and enjoy to the fullest extent, like Mr. Kanamori, Mr. Kakuta, Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Yamaguchi, Mr. Kawaguchi and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Takeuchi, Mr. Sakaji, and so, so many others that welcomed me and took the time to help a random foreigner like me have the most fun possible. Thank you to all of my friends back home who made the long distance feel a little bit smaller by staying in touch with me during the times that I felt homesick, and even more to those who let me tag along on their own travels to Japan like Jon and Astrid, Rudeboy, Brian and the rest of the boys, Harrison, and everyone else I ran into along the way.
Most of all, thank you to everyone who encouraged me and supported me throughout the Sandals in Japan video series. It was a daunting task learning how to film and I had some humongous shoes to fill trying to take videos that matched Dylan's calibre and meet the level of the sensational Alex in Japan videos.
If you do have the opportunity to travel abroad for an extended period and live on your own for a while, I would highly recommend it. Though it was difficult at times and challenged me in a lot of ways, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I can't wait to go back to Japan in the (hopefully near) future and look forward to hopefully making some more videos for this series, but until then, that's all she wrote!
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Enjoy!
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26 июл 2024
