Are you happy where you live?

[Macoleco]

It's easy to get into a rut and blame it on where you live. I've been there.

There's definitely a downer in living in a place where the culture, climate or other attribute is out of whack with your preferences. Blaming your problems on your environment (or anything else for that matter) can be a crutch though.

I used to be in the U.S. Air Force. I had the good fortune to be stationed for 3 years at Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It was one of the top-3 requested assignments available. You had a world-class beach across the street. You had theme park heaven 60 miles away in Orlando. There was the only coral reef in the continental U.S. to scuba dive on, world-class partying at South Beach in Miami. You could watch the space shuttle launch at close-range. This place was incredible! And guys glumly hung around the dorms and complained that there was nothing to do. Just blew my mind.

Things might suck where you are and I sympathize but if you take time to search for what is available with an open mind, you might be surprised.

Thanks for the advice. I will start investigating what things I can do.

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I feel that I live such a boring life. I am currently a university student, and even though I have tried to go out with classmates, etc., I have utterly failed. I don’t even feel it is my fault. It simply doesn’t happen.

And in general, the life in my country is boring. There is nothing to do, and people are not exactly friendly. I have a few Japanese/Korean friends and I love my time with them.

Currently working towards getting a scholarship to Japan to finally live my life. How about you?

I was born in America, but have lived in Japan since 1988. I like it a lot. 

May I ask about how you imagine life in Japan to be different from where you are?

Many things:

- Safer (I live in a third world country in Central America). You can safely do any activities at night.
- More cultural activities.
- Basically endless entertainment. There are a lot of japanese artists who I like, and I would love to go their concerts, etc. This also includes movies, events such as the comiket, etc.
- Better public transport (having to wait for the bus for 1 hour under the rain at 6 pm is not nice)
- More "in house made" things, such as restaurants, etc.
- Clean streets. This may be normal for people who live in developed countries, but it is a big luxury.
- Practicing sports such as running or cycling is easier due to the safe streets,demarcations, etc. 
- Love the language.
- Culture of respect, and trying not to bother other people (where I live is the contrary).
- Access to the newest technology.
- More work opportunities.

I think the list goes on