Stay or Go: "In this essay..."
Yufuin, Japan, November 2018 Is it wrong to want safety and security? Life in Japan is easy, comfortable and convenient. But Japan is not serving me anymore in terms of career and personal growth, or at least it won’t after August 2019. In this essay I will make a decision about whether to stay in Japan beyond then, or go back to America. The biggest advantage to staying in Japan would be the predictability: I know exactly how to do my job and what is expected of me; I can get my medication easily and for cheap; my salary and job are secure. These are all positive aspects, but they are overshadowed by the looming disadvantage of staying in Japan: the fact that staying is putting my career on hold and putting off reality. However, what does reality entail? For me, reality entails gaining experience and funds to finance my future speech language pathology career goal. This is my reality, my aspiration. Reality for me also means living in an American community, as well as facing the
