holy shiat! hook me up with a copy? seriously...
holy shiat! hook me up with a copy? seriously...
Then again, nothings ever promised. You might think you have the whole world on your shoulders here, but whats promised in Japan? To other countries, the U.S is considered a paradise. But to us, there's no "paradise" here.
You're going there with 4k in your pocket and i don't think that is enough. What if you don't find a job in time and all that money is used up on the cost of food and shelter? Then you'll be out on the streets crying to your parents back here for money or a one way ticket back.
To me, you have no clue on what you're doing but just a narrow view of what you want to do. Find a place to live first before you leave and find out what type of jobs are in the area. The saying goes, " you only live once, live it to the fullest." But what if you die of starvation or become a bum trying to live your life to the fullest LOL!. Better to be safe than sorry!
I feel the same way you do at times...but i thought about moving to Arizona, just not JDM/Anime land where i know i can't adapt to a whole new environment. Good luck!
don't think backpacking across japan would be especially expensive, he'd really have to stick to the cheap buses and food stands though to save money.
I'm not expecting anything to be promised. I understand that.Originally Posted by BLk92DA
$4000 in the pocket and an extra $500 a month coming in. Food is relatively cheap if you eat on a budget and I'm not too concerned about shelter. Tourist Hotels in Japan are around $25 a night should I choose to stay at one. If not, I'll just take a nap or something every here and there to keep my strength up. Public bath houses are relatively inexpensive for personal hygiene and laundry mats for keeping my clothes in decent shape.
That is indeed a possibility, but I'll take my chances.
To be honest, you're absolutely right. I have no idea what I'm doing. At least I know how to not know what I'm doing.Again, I'm not really going to find a place to live as much as I'm just looking for my life in general. Whether that consists of actually finding a home over there, or just coming to some inspirational self-discovery is yet to be determined. I gotta be honest, I have no idea what it is that I'm looking for but I'll know it when I find it.
It's worth the risk IMO.
Some of us just dream differently from others.
Thanks for the analyzation BLk92DA.
True! Well, minus the bus part.
The subway and train systems are really cheap. Also there are books that list where all the hostels are. I backpacked/trained alot thru Europe, and starting on Asia now.
i was born in Augusta, Ga and lived there all my life until i was 18. I, then, moved to atlanta and lived there until last year. i Got sick of life. Same as a you feel. i just needed "more". I'm in Suwon, Korea right now teaching English and just traveling around. i've been here for 6 months and i feel like i made the right decision. Just do it. You won't regret it. There's so much beauty and wonder out there that one place just cant give you. One country for that matter. I know people understands that there is more things to know than whats in the borders of their country. But once you really go out and travel to different countries and experience different cultures and meet different people from all over the world. Only then you will realize how much people is missing from life. I hope you find what you are looking for. Take care. Goodluck.
Wow man you got my respect for stepping up and taking action towards what you want to do in life. Instead of being the type of person that will just bitch to people about how they don't like the life there living. With that said I wish you good luck, and I hope you find what your looking for in life. Remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Thanks guys, and sorry for the late reply. Been too tied up to check the thread. With the Yaris pending sale, and some of my other items being sold, I may be able to leave before April. If I can get there earlier than planned as to see the cherry blossoms, then that would be ideal. Too bad I have to withdraw from spring semester to do it. Oh well, I can always pick college back up later. Even though I plan on paying him back for the tuition (Approx. $1200) Dad's gonna be pissed. (^_^);
christ man, at least finish the semester, not a big fan of ppl who don't finish what they started....especially when moneys been dropped for u
I dunno, it's still up in the air. The money will be repaid to my father if I do drop. I'd just like to beat the summer.
school gets out like 1st week of may anyway, is 1 month worth over a grand to u?
Not sure, maybe.
Passport came in today!Money is in the bank and I'm pretty much prepped to go. Just gotta get some new hiking shoes and book a flight.
Also, decided to stick it out in school this semester. Should be leaving 1st or 2nd week of May even though I wanted to go sooner.
Passport came in today!
Also, decided to stick it out in school this semester. Should be leaving 1st or 2nd week of May even though I wanted to go sooner.
good shit man.. and good call on finishing out the semester...
good for u, asshat.
Don't feel bad Wayne. Even though I'm leaving, Yousef still loves you.
i can't wait til ur bitchass leaves, and take the terrorist w/u will ya?
Nah, that's okay. Maybe JM will take him.i can't wait til ur bitchass leaves, and take the terrorist w/u will ya?
i don't know you and i'm unfamiliar with your situation or reasons for doing it, but at least you're doing something. i'm kinda the same way, i'm not loving the lifestyle here. financially it's amazing, but from a social standpoint i'm fucked till i'm 21. parties are great and all that, but clubs and bars are even better, and i don't get to do that here. kinda pisses me off how back at home a 14 year old is slamming shots in a club, while im in the u.s. and can't even get into a pub to have a beer cause i'm not 21(you know, because this is the land of the free. oh wait)
point is, i see exactly where you're coming from. although i wouldn't do anything nearly as extreme. just seems like you haven't thought it completely through. plus, your immune system probably isn't ready to be homeless in america, much less backpacking through the japanese countryside. you go out there and spend a few months in the country and end up getting bit by one of those giant centipedes, or a pit viper, or a mosquito with encephalitis, and then what? you're fucked.
but you have your mind set on it, so best of luck.
Why don't you leave and go back to where 14 year olds can "slam shots" and slam some with them if it "pisses" you off here. Dummy. Later, QD.
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maybe the positives out weight the negatives
drinking age really should be 18 though imo... 14yr olds drinking is ridiculous though lol
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You're right and that could be the case, but if that is the case, quit goddamn bitching about all the shit you can't do and be glad of what you can do. People come here for a reason and obviously that wasn't a factor in their arrival so why make it a problem now that they are here? If it's worth enough attention to bitch about it, then go back if it means that much to you. Later, QD.
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because having enough money to buy bread outweighs the benefit of being able to go clubbing you dick. as much as i'd love life to be as simple as you make it out to be, it isn't. hence why ran is going to japan with 4k in his pocket and his life on his back.
@guy above: yeah i guess, but i haven't seen any in the atl area that are made well and scan, and i don't trust those sites where i have to wire money to germany.
otheredit: @lucky sc, the lifestyle over there is comletely different, and as such the mindset is uncomparable to the one here. that and people over there aren't idiots with alcohol like a lot of kids are here.
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Wow, you're coming here for a better life and yet you want to complain about something so small and has no bearing in life and I'm the dick? You got your shit wrong, dummy. Think(if possible) before you post. Later, QD.
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you can't understand where i'm coming from because you grew up in a completely different culture. in america it's all about money, while over there, it's all about enjoying yourself and not worrying about money. both are extremes, and neithier is perfect, but apparently the benefit outweighs the cost here. it does have a bearing on my life, since i like to enjoy myself while i'm young and have the chance. what good is money if it's sitting in my bank account and i'm sitting on my ass at home bored out of my fucking mind because i don't feel like hitting up another party for the 9th week in a row and am too young to go to a club or bar.
that's what fake ID's are for...
I hope you feel better tomorrow.
Cheer up buddyyyyyyyyyyy!
lol, that post is a month old! Thanks for the wishes though. I'm feeling much better now. Especially since there's only like a month left.I hope you feel better tomorrow.
Cheer up buddyyyyyyyyyyy!
Good luckman. Hope you find what you are looking for.
neons are sloooow.
except for the black ones
i knew barely anything about the laws here when i moved(i moved with my parents). i assumed they were pretty liberal, being that you do advertise the whole land of the free thing. second, the alcohol is a minor part in it, the social atmosphere is what matters. everything in america closes at 9 sans restaurants, clubs, and bars(and theaters cut off at what, 10:15 last showing for most?) and yeah partying plays enough of a role in my life to get pissed at the laws. i still don't see why you're getting so defensive over me vocalizing my opinion. it's not cut and dry, what you're trying to sell to me is like me saying you should move to australia because you don't like george bush. i mean seriously. but yeah, you like going to graveyards in the middle of the night and taking pictures of shiny dust particles, i like to go to parties and hang out with friends and girls. i've been to plenty of parties where i haven't drank a drop due to DD duty. the alcohol isn't that big, i don't care about the drinking i care about getting into the damn place.
p.s. i'm just naturaly argumentative. i figure you are too.so yea i understand the no flaming thing, i'm not getting angry over it and i'm not taking it personal. after all, it is the internet.
damn i need to sleep or something. i keep having to edit cause i'm typing stuff differently than i want it to come out, if that makes any sense lol.
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I can go with that. And I do understand the right to voice your opinion, but it just gets unnerving when people that aren't from here, come here and bitch and complain that it isn't what they want it to be.
On this comment, you pretty much have zero idea on what your typing. I can tell you that, matter of fact. Later, QD.
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deep! i really dont know what to say..
haha i had to say it. i'm just a skeptic cause i've never seen a ghost. when i lived in MA, i broke into danvers state one night with a couple friends. we spent the entire night there and nothing happened. no ghosts, no orbs, nothing, just a weird vibe while walking around the place. and danvers state was a mental asylum that got closed down back in 92 i think because they were severely mistreating the patients. it was crazy in there, it all looked as if on tuesday life was going on as normal, and wednesday morning they just left everything as is and vacated. it was crazy. all the gravestones were numbers. no names.
they tore the place down to build condos last year
edit: i think you would've liked the place.
you prob did that last month, done liehaha i had to say it. i'm just a skeptic cause i've never seen a ghost. when i lived in MA, i broke into danvers state one night with a couple friends. we spent the entire night there and nothing happened. no ghosts, no orbs, nothing, just a weird vibe while walking around the place. and danvers state was a mental asylum that got closed down back in 92 i think because they were severely mistreating the patients. it was crazy in there, it all looked as if on tuesday life was going on as normal, and wednesday morning they just left everything as is and vacated. it was crazy. all the gravestones were numbers. no names.
they tore the place down to build condos last year
edit: i think you would've liked the place.
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It's all good, man. And I never try to sway or convince anyone of their beliefs. If you believe, cool and if not, also cool. I'll let my website do the talking for me. Nothing is definite, but I do believe. I probably would have liked Danver's. I've heard of it and seen pics of it. One of the first things I learned in ghosthunting is that you are never guaranteed to see/hear anything everytime you go out. I've been on so many hunts and returned home with nothing on tape or video on the majority of those trips. Later, QD.haha i had to say it. i'm just a skeptic cause i've never seen a ghost. when i lived in MA, i broke into danvers state one night with a couple friends. we spent the entire night there and nothing happened. no ghosts, no orbs, nothing, just a weird vibe while walking around the place. and danvers state was a mental asylum that got closed down back in 92 i think because they were severely mistreating the patients. it was crazy in there, it all looked as if on tuesday life was going on as normal, and wednesday morning they just left everything as is and vacated. it was crazy. all the gravestones were numbers. no names.
they tore the place down to build condos last year
edit: i think you would've liked the place.
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disrupt reeks of EMO
what a fucking moron, you want to better yourself but bitch about not being aboe to go "clubbing" HAHAHAHAHA
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i don't get trolled very easily. sry.
Trolled? Is that what you call what I did? I'm hardly a troll, unless your own definition of troll is different from the rest of the forum world's. Later, QD.
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nah, not you; mr kidd.
i mean i won't flip out and write a dissertation defending myself cause someone called me an emofag. it doesn't get to me.
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