Some of you may still recall that my stay in Japan was not supposed to last long, actually it was supposed to be no less and no more but one Continue Reading
While spring has been slowly arriving to Japan, bringing the annual round of changes (those who work in Japan and Japanese companies will understand), I squeezed in an opportunity for Continue Reading
I have been attending a business conference in Australia last week and got to meet many new people. What is interesting is that as soon as they learned that I Continue Reading
As soon as I realized that if you stay in Japan for more than two years, the circle of foreigners you know will completely change, I started coming across articles Continue Reading
It had to be short-term, it had to be for one year… You know the story? Two years and 77 blog posts later it is still another one to go. Continue Reading
Whatever we think, time, places, people and experiences shape us in one way or another so that we become who we are and continue to evolve into new versions of Continue Reading
“Everybody is midway in their story.” (Ron Carlson) Normally you would do a mid-term review at work to review the annual objectives, the progress and if any changes are needed, Continue Reading
It may come as a surprise (especially after my previous post about language challenges), but we all can speak more Japanese than we think. How it is possible, you will Continue Reading
I was told that you either love Japan or you hate it, it is black or white and never something in between. Well, in that case, I am struggling somewhere Continue Reading
I’ve been to Japan before, and usually it was a few day business trip limited to airport – hotel – office – hotel – airport route. At first it feels Continue Reading