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Traditional Japanese mikoshi surrounded by summer greenery and red-and-white lanterns

Traditional Japanese mikoshi surrounded by summer greenery and red-and-white lanterns

Feeling Lonely Around People: Reconnecting with Yourself While Living Abroad

4 days ago8 min read

A peaceful Japanese garden with a pond and small bridge surrounded by lush greenery under a summer sky

A peaceful Japanese garden with a pond and small bridge surrounded by lush greenery under a summer sky

Why Do I Feel Empty After Achieving a Goal?: Emptiness After Achievement and What Comes Next

Aug 75 min read

A peaceful Japanese lakeside in summer, with calm blue water, lush green trees and a clear sky, evoking the quiet comfort of home while living abroad.

A peaceful Japanese lakeside in summer, with calm blue water, lush green trees and a clear sky, evoking the quiet comfort of home while living abroad.

Communication While Living Abroad: How Expressing Yourself Can Protect Your Wellbeing

Jul 316 min read

Sunflowers blooming in a field at sunset, bathed in warm golden light, creating a peaceful and comforting atmosphere.

Sunflowers blooming in a field at sunset, bathed in warm golden light, creating a peaceful and comforting atmosphere.

Asking for Help While Living Abroad: Why We Keep Coping Alone

Jul 248 min read

A peaceful summer scene in the Japanese countryside, with a traditional farmhouse, green rice fields and a gentle stream, evoking a quiet moment for reflection.

A peaceful summer scene in the Japanese countryside, with a traditional farmhouse, green rice fields and a gentle stream, evoking a quiet moment for reflection.

Self-Reflection While Living Abroad: When Difficulties Become a Way of Understanding Yourself

Jul 178 min read

A sun-dappled traditional Japanese temple garden featuring a stone bench in the foreground, a stone water basin (tsukubai) with a bamboo water spout on the right, and a wooden building with a veranda in the background.

A sun-dappled traditional Japanese temple garden featuring a stone bench in the foreground, a stone water basin (tsukubai) with a bamboo water spout on the right, and a wooden building with a veranda in the background.

Japanese values abroad: Reflections on Ikigai, Kaizen and Ichigo Ichie

Jul 109 min read

Bamboo branches with colourful Tanabata paper wishes hanging in a quiet Japanese interior.

Bamboo branches with colourful Tanabata paper wishes hanging in a quiet Japanese interior.

Japanese Values Abroad: What Tatsu tori ato wo nigosazu Taught Me About Respect

Jul 38 min read

Colourful glass wind chimes hanging beneath green leaves, gently swaying in the summer light, symbolising calm and inner peace.

Colourful glass wind chimes hanging beneath green leaves, gently swaying in the summer light, symbolising calm and inner peace.

The Anger Beneath the Stress of Living Abroad: Protecting Your Peace in an Imperfect World

Jun 265 min read

Soft blue hydrangea flowers in bloom, representing emotional safety while living abroad, self-compassion, and reconnecting with yourself.

Soft blue hydrangea flowers in bloom, representing emotional safety while living abroad, self-compassion, and reconnecting with yourself.

What I Was Really Looking For: Finding Emotional Safety While Living Abroad

Jun 195 min read

Orange Chinese lantern plants glowing in soft sunlight, symbolising the search for belonging, authenticity, and a sense of home while living abroad.

Orange Chinese lantern plants glowing in soft sunlight, symbolising the search for belonging, authenticity, and a sense of home while living abroad.

Why I Was Afraid to Stop People-Pleasing Abroad: What Living Abroad Taught Me About Belonging

Jun 125 min read

Blue hydrangeas surrounded by soft green light, representing the journey of reconnecting with your authentic self while living abroad.

Blue hydrangeas surrounded by soft green light, representing the journey of reconnecting with your authentic self while living abroad.

What Was Beneath the “Put-Together” Version of Me: Finding My Authentic Self Abroad

Jun 54 min read

Japanese glass wind chimes swaying in a summer breeze, representing the complex feelings of wanting to go home while living abroad

Japanese glass wind chimes swaying in a summer breeze, representing the complex feelings of wanting to go home while living abroad

It's More Than Homesickness: The Complex Feelings of Wanting to Go Home While Living Abroad

May 295 min read

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