About
I ...
am an avocado and NZ lover.
am a wanderer from Tokyo.
like to criticise everything.
am a contrarian but honest person.
am an introvert but an optimist.
am an objectivist but can be moody.
am an English learner.
am occasionally a Japanese teacher.
am a Sumo fan.
am a Bonseki and Bonsai enthusiast.
アボカドとNZ大好き人間。
東京出身の放浪者。
なんでもかんでも批評好き。
ひねくれ者だが正直者。
内向的な楽天家。
客観主義者だけど気分屋。
英語、日本語学習者。
ときどき、日本語教師。
大相撲ファン。
盆石、盆栽愛好家。
my story
I was born and raised in the concrete jungle of Tokyo in a family with a typical “salaryman” (a company employee), a housewife mother, and paternal grandparents.
In elementary school, I was a diligent student with a positive attitude and even participated in various extracurricular activities daily.
In junior high and high school, I struggled to gain high grades in a private school and experienced a major setback. Instead of focusing on studying, I devoted myself to the activities of the badminton club.
I was accepted into the Faculty of Arts at a university in Tokyo, where I studied broadcasting. I then had the opportunity to study abroad in Canada with no English language skills. There, I experienced culture shock, which led me to develop a love of Western countries and cultures.
After university, I devoted three years to the entertainment industry in Japan, working tirelessly around the clock until mental exhaustion led me to resign.
Later, I regained my mentality to the point where I could even look back on it as a precious time.
In my late 20s, I flew on a working holiday visa to New Zealand, which I had visited on a business trip for his previous job. From the day of arrival, I fell in love with New Zealand.
At the end of March 2020, I returned to Japan temporarily for family reasons. My original plan was to go back to NZ and study at a university, but due to the pandemic, I was stuck in Japan.
In 2021, I completed a certified course for a Japanese language teacher during the pandemic.
In February 2024, I finally returned to New Zealand and began my life as a university student for the first time in decades.
My story
東京のコンクリートジャングルにて、サラリーマンの父、専業主婦の母、父方祖父母の家庭で生まれ育つ。
小学校時代が人生の絶頂期。勉強も生活態度も良し。習い事も毎日こなす優等生。
中学時代、高校時代、勉強について行けず、挫折。人生投げやりになるも、部活動に全てを捧げ、勉強は二の次に。漠然とした外国への憧れから、都内の大学の英文科を受験したい、と担任に相談したところ、「学力が足りないし、その大学に行かなくても外国には住める。」と諭される。
運よく別の芸術学部に合格。在学中に英語力ゼロで挑んだカナダの短期留学を経験でカルチャーショックを受け、外国かぶれになる。
大学卒業後、３年間、芸能関係の仕事で武者修行。３６５日２４時間、身を捧げすぎて、思考回路が崩壊し、退職する。その後、貴重な時間だったと振り返れるまでにメンタルも復活。
２０代後半、前職の出張で訪れたニュージーランドへワーキングホリデービザで飛ぶ。到着したその日から、ニュージーランドが大好きになる。学力、英語力がなくても根性で夢の海外生活を実現させ、約５年間滞在。高校の担任の行ったことを証明してしまった。
２０２０年３月末に日本に家族の事情で一時帰国・・・のつもりが、コロナ騒ぎで約４年間日本で家事見習いをする羽目に。日本語教師の資格を取得。
２０２４年２月よりニュージーランドの首都ウェリントンにある大学で、のんびり何十年ぶりの学生生活を満喫中。