First Time for Everything - The Fish and the Fisherman

"The Fish and the Fisherman"


"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards."

Vernon Sanders Law

*For more posts similar to this one, see The Series of Firsts

 

First of all, think of a native English speaker as "the fish"............

                                                    

                                                     

  ..................and the Japanese educational system as "the fisherman." 

So, how do people determine that moving from wherever they are to the unknown environment of Japan is logical?

How does someone find this idea interesting enough to even contemplate?

At what point must someone be in their life that would motivate them to sever ties with their family, friends, career, homeland, etc., then uproot themselves and actually move to a place where they've perhaps never even visited?

Who are these people? (more on that later - that's a massive story for a day down the road)

I'll start by simply writing about the very beginning of the process -- the steps that lead to making the decision to move to Japan. Of course, everyone ultimately has their own reasons for coming to Japan: they're broke, too much time on their hands, Japanese heritage, bored with life, a sense of adventure. The list goes on and on. Oddly, some people that move to Japan have never even met a Japanese person and know absolutely nothing about the language and culture. 

Regardless of why, tens of thousands of foreigners migrate to Japan every year. These next few posts will explain how some people make their initial decision to teach English in Japan.

Do you have a question about Japan or a topic that you are interested in that you haven't found on this blog? If so, please tell me about it in a comment. I will get a post up about it as soon as possible. Thanks for reading!!