Next year will mark 10 years that I’ve been living in Japan, and I really love being here. I’m going straight to the point: these days I’ve been thinking about going back to my country (Brasil), and the main reason for that is that I want to study Japanese, and yeah, you might be thinking, “wtf, you’re in Japan and want to go back to Brasil to study Japanese?” and yes… all these years I’ve just been working and working (thank God), but my Japanese level has remained sooo basic.
My job only has foreigners, and I don’t have much time to study or opportunities to talk with Japanese people. This job is 4×2 and has two shifts (day/night). I’ve already thought about quitting the job just to study for a year or more, but here in Japan you have to pay Nenkin and Kokumin just to exist, and it’s not cheap. When I think about it, I feel bad. I really feel like something has changed about my personality. Of course, over time this naturally happens, but I remember I used to be more extroverted, liked talking to everyone… right now I just don’t have that anymore.
I live alone, and when you stay for a long time in a place, you can’t feel truly connected. I don’t know, maybe I’m just getting tired of this. My plan is going back to Brasil and stay for 2 or 3 years and come back to Japan with a decent level
There are more reasons to go to Brasil: no need to pay Nenkin/Kokumin, family, food, girls, etc… but like I said, I wanted to go straight to the point.
What you guys think about it?
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