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I nr ur al Japan,dr awi ng andwr i t i nghel pedwi t h l onel i nessandal i enat i on. Ont heupsi de,i s ol at i on gav emet het i met odel ve i nt ot hear tofs t or y t el l i ng andt hei ncent i vet o bef r i endst r anger s. Subsequent l y ,Imoved t oKyot oandl ear ned Japaneset obet t er connectwi t ht he count r yandpeopl e.
T eachi ngi nKyot ohashel pedwi t hcr eat i v i t y andal l owedmet obet t erunder s t and di f f er entwaysofexpr ess i ngi deas. I t ’ sal sogi venmei mpor t antl i f eski l l s, suchaspr obl ems ol v i ng,t eamwor kand communi cat i on. Meet i ngandcommuni cat i ngwi t hpeopl eof var y i ngcul t ur esandper s pect i ves,I ’ v ecome t or ecogni z et hei mpor t anceofempat hy andsel f expr essi on.If eel gr at i f i edt ohav e l ear ntsomuchf r om Japan,however , I ’ mr eadyt ost ar tanot herchapt erofmyl i f e.
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