{"id":1905,"date":"2018-11-16T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2019-05-20T16:34:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T07:34:57","slug":"nic-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/nic-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your life by trying something new!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, everyone! It’s Nic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wow, it’s November already! It\u2019s amazing how fast time flies. I know it\u2019s clich\u00e9d and overused, but that\u2019s probably for a reason. It\u2019s true!<\/span><\/p>\n

I live a fairly nomadic life, but there are 2 constants in my life: surfing and Japan. For the past 5 years, I\u2019ve done a surf trip with friends from Shizuoka during the Obon vacation. Previously, we had gone to Miyazaki.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re familiar with me though, you probably know that I discovered the island of Tanegashima at the end of last year. While I wouldn’t say it\u2019s been life changing, it\u2019s definitely been great, and lead to some of the times of my life! <\/span><\/p>\n

So, when it came time to plan the surf trip for this year, I told my friends to forget about Miyazaki! Well, that\u2019s not completely true! Miyazaki is still a great place, and I definitely intend to return there and surf again at some point. However, it doesn’t hold a candle to Tanegashima! <\/span><\/p>\n

This year turned out a little bit different then. Ironically, it was my Japanese friends who were visiting me, somewhere in Japan! I arrived home on Tanegashima a week before Obon. So, by the time they arrived, I had already settled down and had everything organised for them. In addition, since I\u2019d already spent a couple months there the year before, I was already well acquainted with the island. Can you imagine that? A Canadian guy playing tour guide for Japanese people, on a rural Japanese island! Well, that\u2019s what it was like. Everywhere we went, I would introduce my visiting friends from Shizuoka to my local friends on Tanegashima!<\/span><\/p>\n

It was such a strange feeling, but as always, I\u2019m constantly impressed by the friendliness of Japanese people. Although Japanese tend to have a reputation of being difficult to befriend, and slightly closed, I\u2019ve definitely found the opposite in the surfer community. Nothing brings people together than a shared passion of the ocean. Just take a look at my picture. I had only known those 2 characters for a few weeks before that picture was taken. By the end of the 1 month we spent together however, we were like family! My friends were equally impressed with Tanegashima, and I’m sure they\u2019ll be back as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll leave with a quote and a song!<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh I do believe<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

You are what you perceive<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

What comes is better that what came before<\/i><\/p>\n

Lyrics from \u2018I Found a Reason\u2019 by The Velvet Underground<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F90rq5Rr0z4<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to try new things. Keep an open mind, and see something you\u2019ve never seen before. It can change your life! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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