Day 157 About My Workplace

My coworkers are all Japanese, meaning there are no people from other nationalities in my workplace. Some people have said to me, "You ended up in a safe environment, not in a local job where you have to use English all the time." I used to think the same way before coming to New Zealand, but I’ve changed my perspective. This is because I realized that we can maintain and even improve our English skills, even when working with people from the same nationality. While communicating with locals in English is certainly one main reason to improve language skills, I’ve found that I sometimes develop the ability to translate things from Japanese into English quickly, especially when solving complicated issues. The ability to translate quickly is an essential skill when I return to Japan, so I think my current situation is very beneficial from my own perspective. The important thing is to make the best use of the environment we are in. Working with Japanese people is by no means a bad thing.