Hello! I’m Micheál, a British/Irish citizen currently based in Kobe, Japan.
Some things I have done previously are:
- Completed three years on the JET program in Fukushima, Japan
- Passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test at the N1 level
- Got myself a Masters in Translation Studies from Dublin City University, Ireland
- Completed a 6-month translation fellowship with the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva
- Spent 15 months exploring Portugal and the neighboring Spanish province of Galicia.
In this blog I shall share some of my experiences and thoughts as a traveler and a student of language and culture…