The final countdown
With the COE in my power (finally) and the ticket for the 29th November, I face my last month in Catalonia, waiting the overflowing river of live to take me out to the other side of the Earth. I remember the day that I received the email with the announcement of the internship in Toshiba, and when I said to myself “What the hell! Let’s try it!”. One month later I got the job and suddenly my life made a 360º change. Everything turned around Japan and my journey. Maybe it was a mistake (someday I will know it), but at that moment I thought that it was time to unbalance the equilibrium of my normal life.
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I am heading alone towards Tokyo, with an employee contract, a working visa, and with very few knowledge of their language. Except for the language stuff, my journey reminds me the Jim Jarmusch’s film Dead Man, because both things start in the same way. Dead Man is the story of a young man’s journey, both physically and spiritually, into a very unfamiliar terrain. Some circumstances and the fatality make him completely change his role in the world. The trip that he started with hope turns into a journey to an unavoidable death. Let’s see what this travel has for me…I love surprises and adventure. I’m not scared. Actually, the only thing that scares me is feeling that I am loosing my time or my youth. Supernova. |
Never regreat the things you did but the things you haven’t done. I’m sure this experience will be great and maybe you’ll find what you are looking for. Of course it will be hard at the beginning, and the worse will be the cultural clash (but I think you are doing a lot to avoid it: You are learning the language and reading on Japanese culture, so it won’t be that taugh!).
And while you are there, remember this U2 lyrics, I’m sure it will help you: “There’s no failiure here sweetheart, just when you quit”. Ja t’enviaré un e-mail més llarg aquesta setmana o la que vé, però no podia sortir del teu Blog sense deixar-te un missatget!! Per cert, està molt currat! Cuida’t molt Pirata!! Petonets! Your alter-ego!
Comment by Eli — November 17, 2005 @ 10:17 pm
Hahaha, i can’t stop smiling at all… I’m sure you’ll have a great time in Japan. Furthermore, it’s always interesting to change someone’s life, at least for a limited amount of time. I’d like to be able to say “WTF!I’ll go somewhere else! NOW!”.
Hey, wasn’t you the one who taught me “Bright eyes, blinded by fear of life”? Don’t let the fear blind you, it’s a great chance: new culture, new country, new food…almost new everything.
However, I have to confess you something: I’m still plenty of fears inside, that’s why, somehow, I can understand some of your fears, and why it’s difficult to get rid of them.
Yeah, loosing time and youth… this is how I feel when I stop to think, so please, don’t think too much about it, and c’mon, we both know that you have never lost your time.
Así que ya sabes, con la cabeza bien alta, y disfruta también por mi (así no q no puedes)xD
Un abrazo maestro
Comment by Zaero — November 23, 2005 @ 7:23 pm