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Ink-Singer In reply to Yuukon [2020-04-25 02:01:59 +0000 UTC]

You’re very welcome!! You’re by far my favorite visual artist here on dA so of course I had to watch you

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Yuukon In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-25 11:29:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it's really nice to hear that

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Ink-Singer In reply to rakda [2020-04-22 01:30:58 +0000 UTC]

Of course

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-14 03:54:40 +0000 UTC]

Well thank you for the invite

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-14 03:53:49 +0000 UTC]

Yup, and it’s been a challenge, that’s for sure! But I prefer life to be challenging, so I’ve enjoyed my time here so far

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natsumihanaki20 In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-14 03:56:51 +0000 UTC]

What kind of job do you have there? If my memory serves me right, unless married to a Japanese, there's not many jobs to do. I'm always curious how foreigners manage to do well in my homeland given this! 

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-14 08:52:44 +0000 UTC]

I’m working as an English teacher for the JET Program! Yes, it’s generally hard to find jobs in Japan unless you teach English or speak fluent Japanese. Many people who start out teaching English move on to other jobs after that, since that’s the easiest way to get a first job in Japan.

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natsumihanaki20 In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-14 12:13:39 +0000 UTC]

I see. Well good luck then!

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-14 13:24:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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natsumihanaki20 In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-14 17:34:49 +0000 UTC]

It's nothing. Btw, how did you manage to live here? Through work study? I'd like to maybe one day move to another country, so I'm a bit curious how the process works.

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-15 01:23:48 +0000 UTC]

No, I got here through being hired as an English teacher. The JET Program hires people from all over the world to teach English in Japan, and when you first get hired, they help you do all the paperwork and everything so that you have all the documents you need to move to and live in Japan. I have a work visa

The process to get to another country depends on where you wanna go and what you wanna do. If you want to work, it’s usually a lot harder to go than if you wanted to go study. Student visas are pretty easy to get, especially if you get them through your university in a study abroad program.

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natsumihanaki20 In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-15 21:51:49 +0000 UTC]

That's very interesting. Do you like living in Japan? Our cultures can be different. How's the food? Do you keep eating western food everyday or have switched to a more estern diet?

At least it's easy to visit Russia.

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-16 01:25:17 +0000 UTC]

I do like living here for now, but I don’t think I personally would be happy living here long term. I’m too American to fit in with most Japanese people, and I don’t like how much I stick out physically - as an introvert, I prefer to feel more integrated, more anonymous I do love the food here though! I tend to cook mostly western food for myself, but when I eat out and when I eat lunch at my schools, I eat mostly Japanese food. So I guess you could say my diet is about half and half now.

That’s good! Have you been there before?

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natsumihanaki20 In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-16 11:07:08 +0000 UTC]

I'm Japanese, so you could say I"ve been in Japan before. I see... that's understandable. I've even heard of some foreigners even being stopped by locals for the locals to take photoes with them. Also, the laws are very unsupportive of child rearing.

One benefit of being a teacher is that you can travel to many places. One of my teachers lived in France and Russia for a time, thanks to some program of work for teachers.

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Ink-Singer In reply to natsumihanaki20 [2020-04-17 01:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that does happen sometimes. it’s never happened to me, but I do get a LOT of stares, and many people will stop to watch me as I walk by them. It’s really uncomfortable... And you’re right, the laws for women in general here are very frustrating. 

True! If they don’t mind not being able to speak the language of the country they’re going to then yes, it’s great that they can travel. I prefer to be able to speak the language though, so at least as a teacher, I would only want to work in countries where I speak the language.

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natsumihanaki20 In reply to Ink-Singer [2020-04-19 15:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Personally, if I had the opportunity to work at a foreign country, I wouldn't whether or not I speak the language. 

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