living in Japan
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One of my best friends lives there and teaches English in Tokyo. I went to visit in 2006 and had such an awesome time. I want to go back there more than I can possibly tell you; it was like being on a different planet.
He's planning to stay there for a while now that the US economy is in the toilet. At best he's an entry level employee back in the US - luckily he's got a connect through his brother who is CEO of a credit card processing company, so he's got a job there if he wants it, but I've talked him out of coming back at all. I don't know how you could do it. He'd be coming back and living at his parent's house for a while and damn that would just be depressing IMO.
We're actually working on a blog together that's focused on Japanese candy - reviews and selling it - as well as American insider tourist tips and travel suggestions, itineraries, that kind of thing.
He's also making some great money over there right now selling skateboard decks, parts, videos, etc. Buys em in the US at bulk rate and sells them over there at the skateparks and the kids are going nuts for it. I'm pretty impressed at what he's doing and he's had a girlfriend there for a few years now.
I loved it there so much, if I had nothing going on in the US, I'd really consider moving there and doing something there. To me being an outsider there, every day felt like a weekend, it was so awesome.
- Love the "entry level deal", as documented here:
http://www.karatethe…Peter - Anyways, being an outsider is honestly not that fun once you start "actual" living here.Peter
- Love the "entry level deal", as documented here: