26M, I currently live in Tokyo on a student visa. I left my country where I earned a decent salary in Euros while working at a big corporate company as a Tech Consultant. I graduated with a uni degree in Computer Science before starting my 9-5 job. I felt there was nothing left for me in my country and I wanted a drastic life change. I lived super comfortably but ultimately decided there's more to life than comfort. 2 years ago, 24 year old me decided that Japan was where I'd start my new life.
Fast forward to the present, I'm now attending language school during the day and exploring at night. I'm living fully off savings and have no income. My plan was to come over here on a student visa, learn as much Japanese as I could, then pivot into a working visa before my student visa expired by getting hired by a company. My thinking was: If I moved to Japan first and at least get N3, I'd be much more attractive to companies than applying directly from Europe with zero Japanese.
As I push forward with learning Japanese and draining my savings every day, I slowly feel reality settling in. Language learning is HARD. Not having my friends and family is HARD. Life is HARD. This is exactly what I asked for but I cant help but wonder if I made a mistake. N3 is starting to feel harder and harder to achieve, and my hopes of getting hired over here to pivot my visa and live long-term seems unrealistic especially on the bad days where I feel like I've bit off more than I can chew.
Any fellow 外国人 in Japan with a similar story to mine? anyone do something similar and make it in the end? I realize is very much a venting post and to be honest I could really use the motivation right now.
by FoundationHot3348