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Here I am, a canned highball in hand, walking home through the cold, damp night. Not too long ago I was riding in the back of a car with three elderly students of mine. Somehow, in ways I can’t quite explain, it was like being in a Steve Buschemi film. It was the nearest thing I’ve been to being high in a long, long time, the detached observer in the back seat, wondering where he is and how he fits into all of this. That’s life abroad, sometimes. Life as an outsider.
As for exercise, more of the usual, running, walking, and other stuff. Cheers!
Maybe Bill Murray Lost in Translation.
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I haven’t seen that movie in such a long time that I couldn’t say if this was similar or not.
This was the first time I’ve spent time with these students outside of the classroom and my impression was that it’s not something they do often either. As you know, social interactions in Japan, especially ones that are more formal than casual, can be stiff and a little hard to navigate at times. It was really strange watching these three 50 year old adults trying to figure out how to properly address each other, make decisions together, and show respect and hospitality to each other without committing a faus pax of any kind.
Being pretty much along for the ride, I felt very much outside of the subtle drama that was unfolding around me, and that gave me this very detached, is this really happening sort of feeling.
I don’t know if that makes sense.
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That makes a lot of sense actually.
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I’m glad to hear that.
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Oh, yes!! It makes perfect sense. How do you spell AWKWARD? It's cultural, but, yikes.
Like a fly on the wall.
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You’ve said a few times that you’ve lived in various places around the world. Where have you lived and what did you do there?
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I have lived in Korea, Germany, France, Belgium. Poland, Prague, Italy, Spain, and several places for only 3-6 months.
Working for the government.
How about you?
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Wow! That’s a good list. I’ve traveled to France, India, Vietnam, Korea, and the Bahamas, but I’ve only ever lived in Japan and the US. When I first came to Japan, I thought I would move on to other countries, but I never did.
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That is when you can tell you have truly found a home.
I have a lot of friends (well four) that taught English for years and years in Japan but, were moved by the State Department after the volcano erupted.
It was a swift move on their part and all of them felt like they were being ripped away from their home.
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I can imagine. That’s too bad. The natural disasters over here pose a big risk to anybody employed by overseas companies or state departments. I was in Sendai during the 2011 earthquake, but I was employed by a Japanese company, so they told me not to go anywhere. I had to break company policy to leave the city and prefecture.
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Oh, those are some really sweet spots! I have lived in 23 (Washington, DC) is my #24 different locations. I do not count the places that were less than three months. But! I can tell you that I really love different cultures, my children are comfortable traveling anywhere and I believe we have enriched out lives in so many ways.
I am thinking Vietnam, Myanmar or Tibet for next year, still in the air. I really want to photograph the floating markets in Vietnam. So much of the culture is getting Westernized, unfortunately, and fortunately, I guess you could say, but the rural areas remain much the same as they were. I am rambling now...
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I really enjoyed Vietnam. I was there eight years ago, so I’m sure it has changed quite a bit, but I would love to go back. The food was great. The countryside was beautiful. And there was this anything goes sort of feel to it that I really liked.
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