I have become a freelancer since May 2019 because I had decided to come back to Oita prefecture, which is my hometown. (cf.)Why I Have Become a Freelancer in Digital Marketing
At that time I used to plan to came back there 3–5 years later because I used to think that I couldn’t immediately work remotely.
However, I have becomed to work remotely because of COVID-19, so I have decided to come back there in March 2021.
I will explain next my goal after coming back.
I want to move to Iceland
You may be surprised: My friends and followers are surprised when I explain them that I want to move to Iceland. I will explain in detail.
Actually, I have loved islands from before, so I have travelled them in Japan: (e.g.)Izu, Ogasawara, Sado, Oki, Yaku, Okinawa. I used to think about whether I would move them or not, so I have thought to live a dual life between Oita and islands after deciding to come back to Oita.
I have been interested in Iceland while finding out many islands. Below is that reason:
(1)It has seas, mountains, and hot springs, which Oita has also.
(2)It has northern lights, waterfalls, and glacier, which Oita has nothing or less.
(3)It isn’t popular yet in Japan, and I love islands which isn’t popular yet.
Below is pictures in Iceland, which Japanese blogger post on his blog as free images.
First I want to live in Iceland for 1 month
However, I don’t know whether it is comfortable or not for me to live in Iceland because I haven’t been there. It may be difficult to live although it is wonderful to travel.
First I want to live in Iceland for 1 month after COVID-19 goes down. It is possible for me to live there and work with companies in Japan because I work remotely.
I take 4 actions to move to Iceland
It is impossible to go there because Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan requests Japanese to stop to go abroad, so I take 4 actions to prepare for moving there.
(1)I find out a lifestyle in Iceland
I watch videos about a lifestyle in Iceland on YouTube, which an immigrant from Japan have posted .
(2)I practice to listen English
I have to listen and speak English to talk with Icelanders because they can speak English: it is ideal for me to speak Icelandic in terms of understanding cultures of Iceland, but it is hard.
However, I am poor at listening English because I goofed off learning to listen when I was a student, so I can’t listen when English native speaker speaks English with speed.
Therefore, I practice shadowing English videos, speaking English on broadcast application.
(3)I write in English in medium
I want to work with companies in Iceland if I live there, but I must seem strange for Icelanders because I post on blog only in Japanese.
Therefore, I have started to write in English. I’m good at reading and writing English, so I can tell my thoughts.
Which text media should I write? In Japan, It is popular to write in note.com, but it isn’t popular outside of Japan. I found out that it was popular to write in medium, so I have started to write in medium.
(4)I look for Icelanders who are familiar with digital marketing in social media
I will probably work in digital marketing if I work with companies in Iceland, but I don’t know information about digital marketing in Iceland.
I couldn’t find out them although I tried to find out in Google. Companies in Iceland may post a job not in English but in Icelandic.
I couldn’t find out myself, so I have decided to look for Icelanders who are familiar with digital marketing. I have sent Icelanders DM in social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter.
