Ever North

Finding A New Home in Hokkaido Choosing a property to rent in northern Japan

Finally found the time to put fingers to keyboard!! It's been a busy few weeks. Here's one of the reasons why!

#japanlife #rentinginJapan #Hokkaido #midlifechanges #livingabroad #日本の生活 #北海度へ

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The World is A Mess But I’m still trying to believe we’ll get through it

Just some thoughts...

#hope #fear #life #society #humanity #currentaffairs #politics

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How I Learned Japanese so Fast Life in the Japanese Countryside

I wrote this for intermediate English learners, but I think it’s useful for any language learner.

#languagelearning #japanese #easyenglish #intermediateenglish #優しい英語 #英語学習

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English Stories Part 1 Chapter 4 YouTube video by Ever North

Video of chapter 4 of my Japan Story for English learners is now available.

#britishenglish #learnenglish #englishstories #A2English #英語学習　#やさしい英語

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Why Move to Hokkaido? A quiet decision, years in the making

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Why Move to Hokkaido? A quiet decision, years in the making

8 Weeks 2 days to go...

#japan #hokkaido #lifechange #livingabroad #personalessay #北海道 #日本の生活

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Useful Japanese for Winter Learn vocabulary in context

Some Japanese winter vocabulary in context.

#learnjapanese #nihongo #winterinjapan #japanese #japanesevocabulary

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就航率99％を支える「除雪隊」9割は農家　猛吹雪の空港で…“強烈エピソード”も【Jの追跡】【スーパーJチャンネル】(2024年3月9日) YouTube video by ANNnewsCH

Asahikawa, in central Hokkaido, is one of the snowiest cities in Japan. A special snow removal team, made up mostly of local farmers, works tirelessly to keep the airport running smoothly, helping to maintain a 99% flight operation rate! Amazing!

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Moving Beyond ‘Survival Japanese’ Living long-term in a language that isn’t yours

Learning a language is complicated. Some thoughts and strategies for learning more advanced Japanese.

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#Japanese #languagelearning #livingabroad #advancedlanguagestudy #learnJapanese

English Stories Part 1 Chapter 3 YouTube video by Ever North

Chapter 3 of my Moving to Japan series for English learners.

#learnenglish #easyenglish #englishreading #英語学習 #やさしい英語　

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English Stories Part 1 Chapter 2 YouTube video by Ever North

Chapter 2 - On the Plane

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Improve Your English Reading Skills A Series of Stories Progressing Through the CEFR Levels A1~C1/C2

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English Stories Part 1 Chapter 1 YouTube video by Ever North

I've started recording my "English stories for learners series" so you can hear the audio too.

I decided not to slow down too much so I can keep the intonation as natural as possible.

Please note that I speak British English.

#britishenglish #easystories #learnenglish #やさしいえいご #イギリス英語

Waiting and Letting Go Ten and a half weeks before a life-changing move north

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#personalessay #lifeinJapan #moving #newadventures #lettinggo

We’re Throwing Away a Comfortable Life for Snow At the edge of the unknown

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How to Make a Queue Go Quicker The practical benefits of Japanese orderliness

Anyone else find queuing a fascinating phenomenon? 😁

#lifeinjapan #japan #queuing #psychology #livingabroad

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Should You Share Your New Year’s Resolutions on Social Media? The fine line between accountability and pressure

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#newyear #goals #resolutions #self-reflection #personaldevelopment

Corporations Want to Watch Our World Burn The climate agenda keeps being hijacked, over and over again

This is by Katie Jgln. Such an important message. Shocking statistics about the participants at COP.

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23 Years in Japan and I Still Pressed the Wrong Button Just another morning in rural Japan

"My heart sank. Why don’t they have a cancel button on these things?" (free link):

#humour #livingabroad #japan #japanlife #funnystories #日本暮らし

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What’s It Like To Live in Japan? From the strange to the everyday

The latest chapter of my Living in Japan series, aimed at English learners but for anyone really. This is around the B1 level.

#englishstories #learnenglish #easyenglish #englishreading #lifeinjapan #日本の生活 #やさしい英語

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Learning Vocabulary Doesn’t Have to Be a Chore Lessons from 23 years in Japan and a lifetime of language learning

Less than three weeks until the JLPT now!!

#japanese #languagelearning #jlpt #nihongo #jlptN1 #vocabulary #studytips

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What My Bilingual Teenagers Think About Learning Languages An interview with my teens on why language learning matters

What's it like growing up speaking two languages? I asked my English/Japanese bilingual teenagers (16 and 15) a few questions to find out what they think. I also discuss why I believe learning languages is still so relevant today.

#bilingualism #languagelearning

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Can You Really Learn a Language by Watching TV? How subtitles both help and hold you back

TV is such a fantastic resource for foreign language students.

Here are my thoughts on how to make it work for you, including how to use subtitles to enhance your learning.

#LanguageLearning #personaldevelopment #learningstrategies #foreignlanguages

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What If I Had A Little More Money? How the little things we can’t afford shape how we feel

Ever find yourself torn between feeling grateful for what you have, yet wishing you could breathe a bit easier, financially?

#midlifemusings #moneyworries #life #happiness #MoneyMatters

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What If I Quit My Job to Become a Full-Time Writer? Balancing creative dreams and real-life responsibilities

Ever thought about quitting your job to follow your true passions? What holds you back?

#midlifemusings #life #writing #personaldevelopment #livinginjapan

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What If I Forgave Someone Who Will Never Apologise? A reflection on forgiveness and letting go

Midlife Reflection #4 - On forgiving a friend who hurt you.

#forgiveness #midlife #selfawareness #honestquestions #life #friendship

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What If I Let Myself Dream Really Big? A reflection on daring to believe in yourself

Today's "What If?" midlife musing is about "Dreaming Big" and not letting others pull us off track.

#dreamingbig #personalgrowth #inspiration #writerslife #innercircle

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What If I Changed my Nationality? A reflection on belonging, identity, and finding home in another country

Today's "What if?" midlife musing is about whether, after 23+ years in Japan, I should naturalise or not. A reflection on belonging, identity, and where home truly lies.

#livingabroad #livinginjapan #identity #personalessay #personaldevelopment

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What If I’m Not Who I Thought I was? A reflection on identity, expectations, and rediscovering your authentic self

I'm writing a little series on Midlife Reflections.
I'm aiming for gentle, positive and thought-provoking.

#personalgrowth #personalessay #MidlifeMagic #identity #selfdevelopment

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Hitchhiking on the Oki Islands Life in the Japanese Countryside

Just posted my latest Japan Story chapter! Hitchhiking on the Oki Islands took a completely unexpected turn. It's still one of my favourite stories to tell.

#japanlife #livinginjapan #hitchhiking #livingabroad #日本の生活

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