I always thought I'd settle down in Canada. Living in Japan for a year changed my mind.
Source: Business Insider ·
As someone from Ottawa, I always thought I'd settle down in Canada, but then I spent a year living in Japan. Now, I'm second-guessing my plans.
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Living in Japan changed my plans for the future.Alessa HickmanAfter spending most of my life in Ottawa, I moved to Japan expecting to head home after one year.Living abroad showed me how much I value spontaneity, travel, and a life that feels like my own.Now, I'm heading back to Canada with a different perspective on what I want from my future.I was born and raised in Ottawa, and aside from a handful of vacations abroad and summer road trips to nearby Canadian cities, it's where I spent almost all of my time.Most of my family lives there, and the relatives who don't are only a few hours away. Growing up, the path modeled to me was pretty straightforward: Stay close to home, take vacations when you can, and build your life nearby.As I got older, though, I felt a growing need to see what else was out there. I was also feeling the pressure of rising costs in Canada, and my apartment lease was ending, so the timing felt right for a change.I'd visited Japan a couple of years earlier and…
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