Hi. I'm Haruka from Japan.
The reason I came to NY is that I didn't want to finish up my life experience only in Japan. Most of my friends in Japan got a job ,which actually they were not interested in so much, after graduating college. That's because Japanese society shapes students to get a job right after graduating college or university. Students also believe that is an appropriate choice to live their life correctly. This idea is influenced by not only social power but parents also have a huge power to shape students's life decision. None of parents want their kids to do diverge from the right decision. But my question is what is right decision? Even if I insist that it's boring everybody starts working after graduating college and gets married when she or he became appropriate age, Japanese society thinks I just escape from the reality or I'm loser. Since I came to NY, I realized Japanese society were very much conservative in the way of thinking. Many people in NY are more free to have their life plan or thought of their life. Good thing about my life is My father is supportive to my dream. He told me that "Life is short", therefore I should do whatever I want.
I think my father is the biggest influence in my life. Even if other my family members force me to come back to Japan,only my dad keeps encouraging me to accomplish my life in NY.
I haven't decided any specific goals of my life. That's because there are many things that I want to do. First of all, I want to establish my own company which is related in fashion. Secondly I have a teacher's license of Japanese language, so I want to teach Japanese to other counties s' people.
Hi Haruka , I really enjoyed reading your first blog, mainly because I felt very identify whit your situation .
ReplyDeleteI’m a foreign student in NY, following my career dreams. Just like you I chose a different path from my fellows in Ecuador. Most of them just finish college, get a job they don’t like, and get married. I knew that that’s not the future that I want. Even though it was one of the hardest decisions to come alone to NY, I think it was the best one. This city opened my mind and showed me, how conservatives Ecuadorians are.
I will like to read more about you !