When I was in Waseda, my Japanese instructor told us that she has been to 52 different countries. At the time, I thought that must be an exaggeration on her side. I was wrong.
I read her blog from time to time.
As I was reading her entries recently. I was amazed at how much places she has been to, and how much things she has experienced for the past year (2010).
In her last December 2010 blog entry, she mentioned that within a year, she has been to 11 countries abroad, travelled to other places in Japan 12 times, and stayed in onsen resort 12 times as well.
This year 2011, she has already scheduled to visit 5 other countries within the first half of the year.
Just a little information about my instructor:
She teaches Japanese at Waseda's Japanese language program (don't think she's a prof.)
She's about 50.
She's single.
She owns and lives in a very nice condo in Tokyo(She once invited everyone from my class to go to her place for tea).
She spent 1/2 of her income on travelling (as mentioned in her blog).
Most important, she really enjoys her work and her life!
I haven't seen anyone of any age as activie as her.
I really really envy her free spirit and courage.
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You wanna be single and along when you're 50?
ReplyDeleteNo... that's not what I meant.
ReplyDeleteOf course I don't want to be single when I am in my 50s. I am just impressed that she has the energy to keep active and actually enjoy her life. I like the view of how she take on her life.