I want to live and work in Japan

My name is Adam Stone, I want very much to live and work in Japan.

I am very enthusiastic about travelling and experiencing the world and eager to be immersed in a completely different culture. I have travelled briefly to Samoa and Bali, where I first encountered countries whose first language was not English. While these were experiences that I have valued tremendously, the visits were far too brief for me to fully appreciate this other face of human kind.

I am fascinated by Japan and its people, which have a reputation as a hardworking nation that preserves the harmony between old and new, and embraces other cultures whilst retaining its own unique ways. The Japanese travelers that I have met are warm and intelligent people, and have inspired me to visit their country. I will be traveling to Japan this year and I would love to live there for at least a year or two, and explore all aspects of this country myself.

I am currently working as graphic artist at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. I find the graphic and technological design produced in Japan very appealing. I have also worked with the Education section at the Museum of Transport and Technology, teaching groups of children aged from 8 to 15 years.

While I was at University, I worked with ‘Lettuce Deliver’, a vegetable wholesale delivery company. I held a variety of positions, including the training of staff whose first language was not English. I am staying at my mother’s house in Avondale, where she provides home stay accommodation for students learning English as a second language. I enjoy coaching them and assisting with their homework.

Teaching comes naturally to me, and I find it very rewarding to be a part of someone’s learning journey. I am passionate about sharing knowledge and more than confident that I can teach students English as a second language.

I want to work in Japan as an English teacher because it is an opportunity for me to learn more about my culture and language by sharing it with other people of the world, and by learning about another language and culture. To truly understand ones culture and language one needs to think outside of it.

I am friendly, energetic, patient, and professional. I believe my enthusiasm, resourcefulness, lateral thinking and most importantly my sense of humor are personal qualities that will be very useful to my position as an English teacher in Japan.

A friend once told me that the world is a book, and those who have not travelled have only read one page.