{"id":71583,"date":"2024-01-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sis-ac.com\/?p=71583"},"modified":"2024-01-05T01:12:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:12:34","slug":"5%e5%b9%b4%e5%8d%8a%e5%be%8c%e3%81%ae%e8%87%aa%e5%88%86%e3%81%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sis-ac.com\/en\/2024\/01\/08\/5%e5%b9%b4%e5%8d%8a%e5%be%8c%e3%81%ae%e8%87%aa%e5%88%86%e3%81%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to Myself in 5 and a Half Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello! Are you doing well? Are you happy?<br>By the time you receive this letter in April 2025, the cherry blossoms should be blooming. You might be going to see them. I couldn\u2019t come to Japan until April this year because my COE application was rejected. I broke my promise to see the cherry blossoms. It was disappointing.<br>Do you know why I am writing to you, 5 and a half years later? I came to Japan as a caregiving student and have to study and work here for six years. Now, it&#8217;s almost 5 months since I&#8217;ve been in Japan. You, 5 and a half years later, must have finished the scholarship course. That\u2019s why I\u2019m sending you this letter.<br>I bet you have become more beautiful and wealthy in 5 and a half years. I hope you&#8217;re doing things that I couldn&#8217;t do.<br>Currently, I&#8217;m interested in dancing, but I&#8217;ve been too busy to start. Try it out before you get any older.<br>Right now, I&#8217;m stressed. My hobbies are gradually disappearing, and I feel pressured to pass the JLPT in December. I&#8217;m also struggling at work because I&#8217;m still not good at communication. But I am working hard for your future, so make sure you live a good life for me.<br>I think you are still working in Japan. However, you might be wondering whether to continue in caregiving or change jobs. I like caregiving, but I also want to experience new things.<br>Currently, I can do nothing but study and work. I don\u2019t lack the desire to play, but I don\u2019t have the time. If you get a chance, try climbing Mount Fuji.<br>How is your family? I hope they stay healthy forever. I love my family.<br>Oh, by the way, do you have a partner? I don\u2019t understand why I\u2019ve never had one. My friends say I&#8217;m quiet. I&#8217;m not good at interacting with others. How is your personality? I hope it&#8217;s not like mine. Always smile and be confident wherever you are.<br>Do you have any foreign friends now? I had the chance to make foreign friends, but I gradually lost touch with them because I didn\u2019t have time. My classmate sitting next to me is Indonesian. Because I&#8217;m not good at conversation, it&#8217;s hard for us to talk. Even when he talks to me, I can\u2019t respond right away, so we don&#8217;t talk much. It&#8217;s troubling. I feel lonely. Make sure to participate in many activities and make lots of foreign friends.<br>I wonder if you are fat or thin, have dark or fair skin, and what you wear. Take good care of yourself. Don\u2019t stay up late. Eat a balanced diet. Go to the gym if you have time.<br>I\u2019d love to talk more with you, but I can\u2019t spend all my time thinking about you. I am currently very busy with my studies. Please forgive me if I do something wrong in the future that troubles you.<br>Take care of yourself.<br>From myself 5 and a half years ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! Are you doing well? Are you happy?By the time you receive this letter in April 2025, the cherry blossoms should be blooming. You might be going to see them. I couldn\u2019t come to Japan until April this year because my COE application was rejected. I broke my promise to see the cherry blossoms. 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