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Have you worked or studied in a foreign country?

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  1. KyleD

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    Hey guys, this thread is for people who have worked or studied in a foreign country or have an interest in doing so.

    I spent last year teaching English is Colombia and it was very eye opening for me. I come from a very homophobic country but while a find Colombia heterosexist I didn´t find it particularly homophobic. During that time I was able to improve my Spanish tremendously and meet a lot of interesting people.

    How about you guys?
     
    #1 KyleD, Jan 18, 2017
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    I've been living in Japan for nearly 3 years, I'll be leaving in March. I've also been teaching English. It's such a great and worthwhile experience to live abroad, I think.

    I'm from Canada, which is very accepting of LGBTQIA+ people. Japan is the only country remaining in the G7 that hasn't legalized Marriage Equality nationwide. People here don't really seem to care or if they do it's in a positive sense, but the law doesn't reflect that at all. It's also a very gendered society. In that sense, I can't wait to get back to Canada.
     
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  3. KyleD

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    That´s interesting! How is your Japanese? Were you able to learn the language while there?
     
    #3 KyleD, Jan 19, 2017
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    I'm planning on spending 2 months studying abroad in argentina this summer, super pumped!
     
    #4 LeticiaTheLesbo, Jan 23, 2017
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    In 7 months (if everything goes as planned), I'm studying in England. I really hope this is working out :grin:
    I would love to go to Scottland, but I would just be happy being able to go to England ^^
     
    #5 Jolly Hermione, Jan 25, 2017
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