芳醇な香りの世界

日本のある意味華やかな生活から、ただただゆるく生きるためだけに海外移住。
家族を日本に置いて、息子と二人のなりゆきの旅。


海外なんて30年前にハワイに行ったくらい。

基本スペック
英語力0。完璧主義。虫が嫌い、汚いのが嫌い、臭いのもいや。

スキル
リフォーム関係。DIY。アート&デザイン。裁縫。料理。心理学。哲学。栄養学。
ゴキブリの気配を察知できる。隣の部屋の蚊の音を聞き取れる。

絶対あんたは海外で生きていけないと言われ続けた人生だったけど。
 でもなんとかなるもんさ。
 というかなんとでもなるもんさ。
 耐えられないなら工夫すればいい。
 ないものは作ればいいし、なくてもなんとかなるもんさ!(たぶんね)

海外放浪期限は3年。キラキラしている駐在妻を遠目に見ながら、地元民に紛れてローカル生活。息子とバイクに乗って、馬鹿みたいに笑いながら生きるだけ。華やかな都会の生活はもうオサラバさ~

ゆーても完全ローカルなわけじゃない。コンビニだってたくさんあるし。
それでも関東からろくに出たことがない私にとっては、コンビニ行くだけで狂気じみた笑いの世界が広がってる。

  • 1m先では感じない側溝の激しめゲ〇臭
  • うんことネズミのお煎餅が溢れる駐車場
  • イートインコーナーには必ず先客のハエ様

もう来た当初は何が何だかわからなかった。
・・・な、なんだこれは?これが普通なのか?

コンビニだけじゃない。

  • 魚屋にはハエが飛び、ハエとり紙はすでに満席。
  • スーパーは何故か腐敗臭。
  • ヨーグルトはボトル越しに分離してるし、量も全部違う?!
  • 肉も魚も氷の上にボンボンボン!もちろんハエ様もお食事にご来店。

ここは南国…暑いよね。腐敗するよね。
衛生観念とは…普通とは…いや、賞味期限とかって概念はあるのか…?

そもそも、
家に帰れば
 家の前にもうんこ
 家の庭にもうんこ
野良猫野良犬が、代わる代わる庭にきては私を見ながらうんこ踏ん張り始めるのは当たり前。
いや、危機感ないんか?と本当に唖然とした(笑)


“This isn’t a toilet! Don’t poop here!” I’d yell at the dogs and cats trying to go, and for half a year, I’d stop their pooping style… but finally, the dogs have stopped pooping in the yard (though they still poop in front of the house).

It’s nostalgic now, cleaning up their poop. When I was pushing through the flies to clean up poop, a fly attacked my face and I didn’t know what happened (lol)
Complete freeze.
…And then, “You were just on poop, weren’t you!!!!! You landed on my face with those feet!!! Poop!” I was yelling to myself (lol)

It’s been half a year since I moved here, and now even cleaning up poop is super fun (lol)
I’m not just saying it to be tough, it’s genuinely fun!

What is cleanliness? Where did it go?

I think I’d be okay if there weren’t cockroaches.
When cockroaches appeared in the condo I rented on Airbnb (basically a rented apartment), it was the end of the world.
Now, when it comes to flies, mice, geckos, and ants, I just say, “Excuse me,” and flick them away.
Basically, if I don’t attack them, they don’t attack me, and since their lives are on the line, they maintain **appropriate social distancing!** so there’s no problem (lol)

I’ve become more tolerant of insects… or rather, I think I was too accustomed to Japan’s cleanliness and became overly sensitive.
When I first went to Thailand, I was even more like, “Bugs! Bugs! Buuuugs! Aaaaaah!” than I am now.


What I need right now is simply to have fun!

Of course, even though I want to have fun, my money is limited, so I’m also a saving鬼 (demon) every day.
(I share a portion of the money I save with smiles and tips. In a way, I believe that sharing will create allies and eventually protect me.


My goal is to start a business overseas within one year of moving.
Looking towards the further future, I’m also studying for qualifications in Japan.
My dream is a house where I can live with goats. When I’m a super grandma, even past 90, I want to climb up and fix the roof of the shed the goats destroyed myself!

Well, life has had its ups and downs, but

いま!最高に自由で幸せ!
ここにあったのか私の生きる場所!って思ってる。

まってろよーヤギ!!

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