reywatwrite
Introduction
Moved from Buford, GA to Yokohama October 1, 2013. Originally from Stratford, NJ. Have lived in Seattle WA, FL, SC, NC, VA, OR and TX. I retired from the High Tech Industry as a CFO and currently work as a travel writer. Married to a lovely Japanese women who is a software engineer. My wife Miwa and I travel frequently. SInce January we have visited Ecuador, Costa Rica, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco and Japan. Our favorite things to do are hiking, reading and eating healthy food.
I joined expat.com on 14 March 2013.
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reywatwriteposted on the thread First impressions after moving to Japan
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reywatwriteposted on the thread Best cities to live in Japan
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reywatwriteposted on the thread Best cities to live in Japan
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reywatwriteposted on the thread Finding your bearings in Japan
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reywatwriteposted on the thread Dealing with loneliness in Japan
Pictures by reywatwrite
Expat experience
I have traveled most of the country and now live in Higashi-Totsuka, Yokohama. I want to get involved with teaching business English, some voluntary work and continue to travel in Japan. We will be attending the winter festival in Sapporo feb 2014
I LOVE Japan, especially Yokohama. I live a few minutes from the train station and everything is close and convenient. The people are friendly and I walk the streets by myself with no fear and good cheer.
The only thing I have a problem with is age discrimination for women. My wife applied for a part time job at a coffee shop and they were interested until they asked her age. She told them she was 58 and they immediately told her all the positions were filled. This was for a shop that hasn't even been built will not open until the end of Feb. That wouldn't happen in the states.
