[deadthinker]

hi, firstly i would like to say i am really inspired by your story!!! youve definatley got gutts!
it is my dream to live in japan, i guess i cant say my life long dream since i am only 17 and have yet to experiance the majority of my life. however to me it feels like a life time of wishing. i am part way through my JLPT 1 but this is only a small step in the right direction. since my parents divorced recently i have had a stronger desire to get away from the tension between my split family.
i dont know where to begin!!!! i know that its something i really want to achive and as soon as possible but there are so many things that i dont know enough about!
did you find it hard to get a job when you first moved there? especially because your japanese wont have been as good then!
i dont wish to use english once i am settled there because thats part of what i am leaving behind so i dont want that to be incorporated in my job. my wish is to be an illustrator would this be difficult in japan do you know?
also you were very lucky to find a place to stay so easily, do you think i would find it difficult? i have friends over there but i dont know them well enough to ask them to stay with them for a while.
i dont know what do do to get started! if you could help me at all by answering some of those questions i would be extremely grateful!! sorry for wasting sooo much of you time x