[WingsToDiscovery]

I agree with both of you Nyorin and MMM. This is one time where I'm not quick to judge people, because I did the same thing. Granted I wasn't running away from anything back home, but rather I was looking forward to a great future experience.
I just have a hard time grasping that people would want to attempt such an extreme that isn't that positive. Living in Japan is great, but along with that comes possible culture shock, language barrier, etc., which is soo much harder than what you would have had back home if you would have just moved to another area if you really don't like your home town.
It's definitely romanticism.