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Originally Posted by Saffy85
Glad to hear your enjoying yourself more in Japan. You may be making less but your not wasting your life away doing what you so not like.
Consider this though, in one year in the USA you made 4 years worth of one year teaching Japanese? What if you were to work 5 years in the USA and save as much as possible (live like a pauper almost lol). That would equate to 10-15 years worth of money to live comfortably in Japan, during those 10-15 years you can easily gain futher qualifications, start out in a new career and work you way up the ladder etc. All the while never haveing to worry about your income. Just food for thought.
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. I planned my move to Japan some years in advance, and I'm living comfortably enough. The pay for English teachers is above the working class average here, and I only have to work 30 hours a week. I have other things going on as well, God knows I have the time.
If I were to work for 5 more years in America, I would be working in America for 5 more years. I chose the time I planned to leave, and I was determined to stick to that time, regardless of the circumstances.
My life has had it's share of unrealized dreams, plans, or ambitions. It's easy enough to say that you are going to do this or that, but not so easy to actually go out and do it. Do you know exactly where you will be, and what you'll be doing in 5 year's time? You never know what tomorrow will bring, let alone next year, or the years following it.
I'm sincerely happy here, and I have no regrets.