In this episode, Robert Norris gives us so many insights into life as an expat, life in Japan – from the day-to-day to the bureaucracy involved in moving there – so much great information and much of it accompanied by interesting anecdotes.

Today he explains:

• his early envy of those who spoke more than one language
• a six-mat room and a three-mat room
• local public baths
• living his dream
• why you should immerse yourself instead of speed-visiting
• Kanji lettering and the Japanese language
• tidbits of cultural history and current changes
• earthquakes

I enjoyed the moment when Bob was telling us about earthquakes and had the Japanese word but had to think about the English word!  That’s immersion!

Listen to my previous chat with Bob where he talks about his amazing Mom, his life as a conscientious objector, his travels and, finally, finding “home” in Japan: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-robert-w-norris/

Find Bob at: https://robertwnorris.com/

Learn more about Bob and find all his links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-robert-norris-expat/

Robert mentions: https://www.retirejapan.com/

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I’ve probably done most of the things you expect a woman my age to have done: married and divorced; three children; variety of jobs over the years including a couple of home-based businesses and, finally, a pretty good career; gave up that career (and home and life) to move and take care of a dementing mother; adult daughter moved back home with a baby; financial struggles; sucker-punched by the post-2007 economy. You tell a similar story.

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