日本の田舎に暮らして20年ほどになる筆者。最初は日本語に興味を持ち住み始めたが、鹿児島県の田舎に住むうちに人々の優しさや時間の流れ、素晴らしい景色に魅せられていったという。今では日本をどのように感じているのだろうか……。

Staying on

My first attraction to Japan was the language. I liked that Japanese and English weren't from the same language tree, that everything about Japanese was fresh and new. I also liked that Japanese was difficult. I got a sense fairly early on that I would never fully master the language, that there would always be another character or expression to learn. I was happy to know that I'd never arrive at the end of the road, that I'd never stop learning.

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