my board of education gave me my recontracting papers last september. . . knowing that the deadline was not until february, i immediately shoved them in my desk. . .now i have just under two weeks to make my decision. . .since i originally planned on doing two years, i have been trying to kick myself in the butt to stick with that and say 'no, i will not recontract'. . . however, i have no idea what i want to do next. . . and i have a great life here. . .
anyway, i asked my dance teacher what it was like for him coming back to japan after living and dancing in canada and the u.s. for a couple years. . . here is his response. . .
Oh?! You can extend to stay in Kochi?
That's wonderful!!!
There was nothing difficult things after I came back to Japan except facing a real life you know?
My life was so hard in Canada. Because of no money! But it was limited time. I thought so, I could bearable it. I was happy being in different world . Staying in Japan, everything is real for me !
But, your situation is different from me . You have regular job, boyfriend, car, many friends, understand Japanese(!).......
You are really surviving in Kochi as us!
Stay! Stay! Stay!
the last part is what is making my decision so difficult. . . so many foreigners in japan talk about how they feel like they never fully fit in or are accepted in japan despite the fact that they have lived here for five or more years. . . but like taka just said 'you are really surviving in kochi as us'. . . all of my friends and especially all of the people i dance with have accepted me completely. . . they joke that some of my behaviors are more japanese than a few of the other actually japanese members of our group. . .i never thought this decision was going to be this difficult. . . february 2nd is the deadline. . . wish me luck. . .
2 comments:
well, if you're happy, why not stay? is it just a one year extension? there's no real reason to go back to the states if you have good friends and feel at home.
so...what did you decide??
megan
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