this was very inspiring! thank you so much for the message and the tip of mapping out my own road. i have been thinking about drawing out a map like that but haven't made the time to do so and you just made it so much more important to me. thanks! :)
If I had that sense when I was younger - great job! Even this old dog can learn and that's what's great about right now. Thank you! Am enjoying the right now and living the right now. :)
I am about to go to Japan for school!!! Thank you so much, your video gave me the final push. I am very very nervous and would love to talk to you about some stuff.. I don't want to seem like a crazy foreign girl.
My family is against me going to japan. Thigs like that it will not give me anything good, only waste of money and waste of time in my life.. That i sould get a real life and start working ans such..
The same thing on that i want to maybe go to a music school.
But its my life! And in oktober, im going to japan! Osaka, at a language school there!
Real talk Micaela! I'm 23 and I just got my Japanese PASSPORT in NYC so I'll be over soon! So stoked to finally have dual citizenship and finally making moves!!! You're totally right about having to do it yourself and learning to take a few punches! Hopefully I'll either be in Nagano or Niseko this winter to snowboard/teach English/and have the most baller time everrr! HOLLATCHABOY!!!
I'm a 23 year old guy from Norway... And I could only wish I could do what you are doing Micaela. I'm actually a canadian citizen too... which is kinda ironic right :P I'm studying Japanese right now, don't really know why i'm doing it because my life situation really won't bring me to Japan anyway so...sigh... this video made me shed a tear... sigh... I'm such a sorry slob.
Strongly agree to your video, even though it is sometimes a risky to follow the intuition and make an action, I believe the risk can be reduced by having confidence. Regardless the consequence, you can obtain something from the decision. Good one. I never neglect to the decision I made few years ago.
wow randomly came across this video, I was having a bit of a gloomy day now i feel better my Japanese friend kinda got confused and fussed at me, so i think she hates me for reason or misunderstood english...which makes me want to motivate myself to really get better at Japanese and stop procrastinating and as you said thinking someone is going to help me when they don't really care about Japan like some of us do. And my friend went Japan college abroad 7 years ago so i cant regret move forward.
Crap =.= NOooo i want to be like peter pan and be a kid foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr don't bring me back to reality!. Sigh guess i have to do couple of things tomorrow, and start finding a job. Saving for school suck =.=
@KateLove21 i want to live in korea and i have a passion for korea, too, but my parents think it's just a phase. i'm so interested in the culture, though and the language...it's all beautiful to me.
im in college now, and my unni kayoung is really happy that i want to go to korea after i graduate college. she says she will support me.
after praying and thinking i have made my decision to do this and im starting to learn korean next semester. you and michaela have encouraged me so much! thanks!
Even tho I have only just recently found your videos, I think you are so amazing I wish I had found you sooner! you are stunning and so inspirational. I DO want to go to Japan and I WILL go somehow, hopefully ill make my first visit to Japan next year I need a game plan lol. but honestly this video has just given me more hope that I can do it, even if I'm planning it all myself if you do it then so can I. Thank you I still have a way to go, tho I dnt know my path yet I will follow my ambitions
@ciaela thank you!^-^ i want to go to japan...and i dont know how im going to do it, but i am going to do it no matter what :) i started studying japanese...but i gave up haha jk..i think ive got the basics down but its so hard to keep learning after that, the more complicated stuff anyways..so i was wondering if you, or anybody, could help me continue learning the harder stuff? please and very many thank you's!:3
thanks for your video again, it realy help, because I made the choice to go to Japan this year and I buyed a ticket yet... but I am so afraid of it >_< to hear these sentences make me feel better now...thanks a lot :D
of course I will make mistkaes and propably the people how always said to me, that it will be difficult there are right, but it's my own choice and I will regret it later, I am sure :D
I've been saving to go to Japan for a while now, but I know I want to do more lessons here first. But I live in England and Japanese lessons are SO hard to come by! I think getting to Japan itself would be far easier than having lessons here! But I want to have decent basics first and I have spent a small fortune on my text books in the past year but really nothing beats actualy SPEAKING to people! If anyone is English and is reading this - help a girl out! Tell me where you learn! x
I dont know much Japanese (There are not any courses here either so I'm trying my best to teach myself >.<) But i really want to go to Japan as soon as I can. Will my lack of Japanese cause a major problem for my trip? Like are there places where people would speak english knowing there will be foreigners like myself '.'
I went to Japan when I was 15 with my parents and sibling, we stayed in Tokyo. Although I was learning Japanese GCSE at the time, I knew a few things that would HELP but aren't entirely necessary. My parents didn't know anything a part from "konnichiwa". So no, you don't need Japanese to get about, some people will know English, but don't expect them to. But it is enouraged to pick up a phrase book. You don't need to know it fluently to get by on a trip.
@xUKSteffix Thankyou for the advice ^.^ I was always kinda worried I'd have to learn the entire language (Which in my case could take a rather long time as im self teaching) to go. I'd guess Tokyo would be a good place to start as it probably draws in a lot of foreign people so they see us coming and know that not all of us might know the language ;) Of course I'll do my bit and try to learn as much as I can ^.^
The majority of signs and menu's will have Romanji/Romaji (roman letters) written underneath the Japanese, so you'd have no problem ordering and buying things. But it might help to know how to say Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Where can I find..., Could you tell me where..., etc as they would require you to say that in Japanese. We got helped by a Japanese businessman who spoke perfect English, so there are people who know it, basic or fluent. All helps.
omg ur actually briliant u should hav a t program of sumthin thx sooo much for the advise i think tht i might actually be able to do tht thing ive always wanted to do now your briliant and tht tip about wrighting it down really does work your a star :)
: i wish i can go to school in japan ! i am only 13 :S ! and i can only learn Japanese online .If i was still in Burma (a country by China) I think i'll have opportunities to learn Japanese because there are lots of Japanese language schools (there is also one by my house). Our family moved to UK 2 years ago .I want to go to japan but i just don't know what to do .. and where to learn japanese .. :'( Online lessons are not really good :'( . Please give me some advice . thanks.
You can only move forward if you accept the situation, you're in. If you accept the situation you're in and don't move forward, you are stuck in complacency. If you cannot accept the situation you're in, you are on the road to denial and rejection of your own life and self.
I felt that these words you said were so incredibly powerful. I am now a little bit more inspired and confident to face my own struggles in life, and to pursue what I believe makes me happy. I thank you sincerely.
hi there ^_^ i just have a question im out of HS so the foreign exchange student is possible so i was just wondering if it would be is expensive to move out there?? like is it expensive to live over there??
0:01... it sounds a kinda weird and out of place...But the first 2 seconds are clearly a "fan-service" ;D...Just joking. I like the way you find your way and try to don't give up. I think that is the reason why so many people follow you through the difficult and get inspired by you. Bon "Voyage" Ciela!
well im sure ive learned some japanese with kentucki fried chicken kents japanese lessons and a shit ton of anime ...wooot!!! here i come japan , and em chicks better be squeaking like a pig about to get slaughtered when i fuck em just like in the porns or ill want my money back xD
your videos are really inspiring and have definitely helped me become more confident in hopefully becoming a foreign exchange student!!! THANK YOU so very much :)
i know this has nothing to do with this video but does anybody know any exchange programs for non students. I live in Olive Branch,MS and my school doesnt provide exchange programs for the students. They accept exchange students but they dont have an exchange program for the student who are from the area. Also my father doesnt like that idea of me join an exchange program. Im a senior in high school and I really want to go to japan. P.S. I speak very very very little japanese.
i want to go into an exchange program in Japan but i know that if i ask my parents they'll say no. I know it will help me a lot! with learning the language and figuring out if i really want to move to Japan in the future. I just don't know if i can..
Thanks so much for this video, it's quite encouraging :) Actually, I'm planning on going to study in Japan next winter, but just like you, my Japanese teacher is encouraging me to go to university instead of high school. I really want to go to high school there, but exchange programms don't take students over 18 years old, and I'll be 19 by then. Do you know what I could do? As for you, good luck with the new year, best wishes :)
. i know for me and a lot of other people that would love to make the move to Japan is usually money issues. but have never let my dream of going there die,i know i will make it there someday and hopefully for good,just getting older and older,but even if you are dont let that stop you from pursuing your dreams people.
I've almost decided on going to Japan next year. I graduate in June, and I'm going to find a job to earn money, and then I'll go to a language school in Japan for at least a year. Hopefully. I'm really scared, I keep thinking "people might not like me", "what if it's too difficult?", "what if I get homesick?"
I think the biggest issue is money. Once I have that sorted, I'll have to work on becoming a more outgoing person. And then... just go to Japan. Thank you for the inspiration, Micaela.
Lovely message Ciaela, I really appreciate it even though it's not specialy for me, it made me think about what I want and how I want to make it happen. <3
Ciaela, I liked the words of encouragement you give to others. I have enjoyed several of your videos, and I hope you continue to make more. I wonder, have you spoken yet about the various programs available to those looking for a way to Japan? I am pursuing the JET Program at the moment, and I came across dozens of other ways too.
Thank you so much for this video. ^__^ I'm graduating from high school this year, and have been stressing out over what I should do with my life. I love learning languages and teaching others, but wasn't sure if I should pursue my passion. You've given me the courage I need to work hard for what I want. So thanks! I hope you figure out your own New Years resolutions as well.
hello! i think it is faith that youtube suggested your video to me. i'm 28 living in montreal, have learned japanese for 3 years, had to quit because of work. still planning to get back to school for that when my schedule become more normal. i've been dreaming abut japan for years and years. now i finally have the money. so i'm planning my first trip to japan for next november. i subscribed to your channel, you totally spoke to me and your japanese is impressing. one day i'll be as good!
I worded a lot of it wrong not enough space but yeah... :) anything is possible is this life you just gotta put a lil effort into it and have a lil bit of hope and most important believe in yourself even if others dont... follow your goals and dreams and if you fall of the bandwagon lol well it might happen but get right back on! Reach for the top and even higher! I could say more but I think thats enough find it inside yourself and thats all believe in yourself and keep on dreaming!
Dont just do it b.c its new years do it b.c u really want to thats the only way you will accomplish whatever your goal might be... Dont say oh ill start monday or next week or something start now life is to short to not chase your dreams life is painful and sad but also fun and happy you make your life and your dreams or goals arent far your just making excuses do something and you will get something out of it. But at the end of they day only you can decide what u will do... be ur own motivation
No matter what your goals or dreams might be the only person who can make it happen is yourself. It may not be easy or seem easy but if you want it bad enough you wont make excuses and just do it by that i mean take the chance and go for it! with nothing comes nothing you must need to make and effort to get something... Its simple but no matter what remember you have yourself believe in yourself even if no one does only you can control your own life no one else can. Now what will u do?
what ciaela is saying is true.. but you have to also consider reality. Sure, going to japan and learning/experiencing is great.. but also consider what you are going to gain with your experience.. meaning.. if you love doing what you want to do.. but you don't make enough income and barely getting by with expenses.. will you be happy? The big decision is living your dream or doing something that will benefit you the most depending on your financial background.
Mikaera, you've already won person of the year in my book for this video (and the year just started)! Couldn't have seen this video in a better time of my life. Thanks! maybe I'll bump in to you in Japan someday and thank you in person :P ありがとう ございます!
You are awsome and I have the dream to go ... Sooo badly! I say that I've come to far to stop. I'm only 13 and I'm very basic in japanese but that gives me enough time to study! ^_^ thank you a thousand time over you really helped with me motivation to do it.
Thank you so much for your videos. you are so kind and I think this is cause japan. I know it from myself :) I was very shy the whole time in my childhood,than I get to know Japan by my best friend. I learn now japanese, I have a best friend there and I read a lot of books and finaly I changed a little bit my life. I proud of it that I am a little bit reservated, I realized that my life could be most beautiful with this land. It is hard to discribe. あけまして お めでとう ございます。 ^-^
Thank you for this fantastic video. I have almost all my paperwork together to send out my NILS application, and I feel really strongly about your message because I've taken some other roads in my life and reached my 20s before finally finding this chance to do what I've always wanted. One way or another, I'll make it happen.
No, I don't wanna go to Japan. I wanna go to Switzerland =P. Now to go off and learn Germany and Italian. Those damn Frenchies aren't worth my time xD
New subscriber :) thanks Ciaela. I was one of those people with the "I wanted to do an exchange in High School now I'm an adult so I can't blah..." syndrome. Lol. Now I'm a happy cookie with a timeline plan! You are a great motivational speaker^^
@tehqyv No dont kill yourself:( think about how that would affect people, you may be going through a hard time but its going to get better i promise:( just think about the positive, god loves you, just please, please do not kill yourself:(
Your words and smile have given me a new light to believe in. I too wish to go to Japan, but I still love my home state of California and the people that has made my life so great. It will take some time of course like all things do, but it will be worth it when I am finished with college to work my way there. I hope you had a wonderful birthday and wish the best this year.
Yes. I agree. in my case, it is the exact opposite from what you did. I wanted to learn English. I've learned enough of reading and writing but not speaking. I came to North America. jumped right into the university and now working in a local firm. I would't be here if I listened to the others and felt like nothing I could do. writing down the goals and how to get there will make us easier to visualize what we need to accomplish in terms of the objectives that could bing us get there. cheers
Well I took Japanese but I quit for a while even though I want my dreams to come true but I don't want to look like a fool in front of everyone else, what I really want in my life is to everyone knows me from the inside and I am praying for this for a long time, that if I go to Japan I will like to experience and share those wonderful moments for myself as I did when I went to Canada it was awsome, and I hope you have ideas of going to Colombia something I want to share with folks their !
Learning is definitely a good first step. There are plenty of blogs out there regarding foreigners living in Japan. Having a rosey picture is nice but having a realistic one will give you the confidence needed! Visiting there will always be a special memory to me :-)
@Ciaela I really love how you see Japan and Japanese culture. I feel exactly the same. I have been looking for doing my Bachelor final project in Japan but sadly even with the thousand inquiries I sent none went good enough for my school so I can't do it. But I'll definitively will find a job there in ~4months (I am already looking for it)
You have a very strong personality and I respect your strength to go forward.
I am not often on YouTube, but more on Google+ ( Yvan Da Silva )
you look tired or sad. Cheer up! i like to watch your clips for your smile and laughing. =)
had you watched the movie "Forrest Gump" ? at the beginning and the end of the movie, a feather is flying around. somehow, i believe, as long as we are faithful to ourselves, no matter where we are, who we are, what we are doing, we are having a wonderful life.
My apology for pessimistic 2 cents. It makes me wonder why you had decided to come to Japan rather than Europe. I get sick in the stomach when I see/hear hypocrisy. Many Japanese have/will treat you like a guest, but I assume you're smart enough to know it. BTW, I've once driven across Canada and the land was a sheer beauty.
I wish you live in Japan long enough to truly understand it as well as its citizens. Happy BD and thanks for siding with Japan. I'll keep quiet now.
this was very inspiring! thank you so much for the message and the tip of mapping out my own road. i have been thinking about drawing out a map like that but haven't made the time to do so and you just made it so much more important to me. thanks! :)
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wait what?? high school exchange but suggest to go to university??? how old were Ciaela?
nichiryas 15 hours ago
Where do you read all those things 0.o
This kinds of speech are awesoem!
TheNecromancer077 21 hours ago
If I had that sense when I was younger - great job! Even this old dog can learn and that's what's great about right now. Thank you! Am enjoying the right now and living the right now. :)
cjpaisano 1 day ago
I am about to go to Japan for school!!! Thank you so much, your video gave me the final push. I am very very nervous and would love to talk to you about some stuff.. I don't want to seem like a crazy foreign girl.
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Thats soooo right!
My family is against me going to japan. Thigs like that it will not give me anything good, only waste of money and waste of time in my life.. That i sould get a real life and start working ans such..
The same thing on that i want to maybe go to a music school.
But its my life! And in oktober, im going to japan! Osaka, at a language school there!
Its my dream since i was 17 (22 now).
Soo fuu there beleives, Im going!! :D
ChokladTant 2 days ago
Real talk Micaela! I'm 23 and I just got my Japanese PASSPORT in NYC so I'll be over soon! So stoked to finally have dual citizenship and finally making moves!!! You're totally right about having to do it yourself and learning to take a few punches! Hopefully I'll either be in Nagano or Niseko this winter to snowboard/teach English/and have the most baller time everrr! HOLLATCHABOY!!!
mckeags7 5 days ago
I'm a 23 year old guy from Norway... And I could only wish I could do what you are doing Micaela. I'm actually a canadian citizen too... which is kinda ironic right :P I'm studying Japanese right now, don't really know why i'm doing it because my life situation really won't bring me to Japan anyway so...sigh... this video made me shed a tear... sigh... I'm such a sorry slob.
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Strongly agree to your video, even though it is sometimes a risky to follow the intuition and make an action, I believe the risk can be reduced by having confidence. Regardless the consequence, you can obtain something from the decision. Good one. I never neglect to the decision I made few years ago.
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Very nice little speech
Koato 1 week ago
i'm 28 now, my life is over. never gonna make it now. le sigh.
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The4546546 1 week ago
wow randomly came across this video, I was having a bit of a gloomy day now i feel better my Japanese friend kinda got confused and fussed at me, so i think she hates me for reason or misunderstood english...which makes me want to motivate myself to really get better at Japanese and stop procrastinating and as you said thinking someone is going to help me when they don't really care about Japan like some of us do. And my friend went Japan college abroad 7 years ago so i cant regret move forward.
Angeliax 1 week ago
Good video
neotokyomedia 1 week ago
Thought this was going to be a gurly video.lol. But actually listened through it and has some truth. Nice thoughts.
albcoyote 1 week ago
i made it too japan .... 9 years I like your shit peace !!!
umeda26 2 weeks ago
I did a little timeline..My dream is to be an English teacher.
I'm 14 right now, and currently begging my mum to buy me Japanese lessons.
She won't buy me them until I finish secondary school so I'm using the internet for now.
When I get to college I'll get a waiter job and pay for Japanese lessons, while also saving up to go to NILS for a year (Just like Micaela!)
When I come back from Japan, I'll go to uni and get my qualifications, then I'm going to finally follow up my dream! I can do it! :D
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Crap =.= NOooo i want to be like peter pan and be a kid foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr don't bring me back to reality!. Sigh guess i have to do couple of things tomorrow, and start finding a job. Saving for school suck =.=
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@KateLove21 i want to live in korea and i have a passion for korea, too, but my parents think it's just a phase. i'm so interested in the culture, though and the language...it's all beautiful to me.
im in college now, and my unni kayoung is really happy that i want to go to korea after i graduate college. she says she will support me.
after praying and thinking i have made my decision to do this and im starting to learn korean next semester. you and michaela have encouraged me so much! thanks!
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Even tho I have only just recently found your videos, I think you are so amazing I wish I had found you sooner! you are stunning and so inspirational. I DO want to go to Japan and I WILL go somehow, hopefully ill make my first visit to Japan next year I need a game plan lol. but honestly this video has just given me more hope that I can do it, even if I'm planning it all myself if you do it then so can I. Thank you I still have a way to go, tho I dnt know my path yet I will follow my ambitions
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Thank you for this video, it's really inspiring!
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Very inspirational. . . .Also, amazing job singing on the edge or whatever. You have an outstanding voice.
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MrSkme 2 weeks ago
@ciaela thank you!^-^ i want to go to japan...and i dont know how im going to do it, but i am going to do it no matter what :) i started studying japanese...but i gave up haha jk..i think ive got the basics down but its so hard to keep learning after that, the more complicated stuff anyways..so i was wondering if you, or anybody, could help me continue learning the harder stuff? please and very many thank you's!:3
littlemisslovable1 2 weeks ago
Is future me exploding?
lundymaphone 2 weeks ago 4
I know you've probably already gotten a lot of "thank you"'s for this video, but really, from me to you: "thank you".
This video got me really thinking and now I'm definitely going to follow up with what I want in life instead of what others want me to do...thanks.
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Thank you. Your Speech really helped me.
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Hei there :D
thanks for your video again, it realy help, because I made the choice to go to Japan this year and I buyed a ticket yet... but I am so afraid of it >_< to hear these sentences make me feel better now...thanks a lot :D
of course I will make mistkaes and propably the people how always said to me, that it will be difficult there are right, but it's my own choice and I will regret it later, I am sure :D
xxsweetyflowerxx 3 weeks ago
"If you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself"
I went with that phrase when I cut my hair.
Maybe there are exceptions..? xD
LePandaPrincess 3 weeks ago
I've been saving to go to Japan for a while now, but I know I want to do more lessons here first. But I live in England and Japanese lessons are SO hard to come by! I think getting to Japan itself would be far easier than having lessons here! But I want to have decent basics first and I have spent a small fortune on my text books in the past year but really nothing beats actualy SPEAKING to people! If anyone is English and is reading this - help a girl out! Tell me where you learn! x
steffany4lyfe 3 weeks ago
'Better late than nerver.'
You're so intelligent and powerful person, Ciaela!
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Words of wisdom, I favorited this video as a future reference.
I didn't understand the "(How to Get To Japan-esque)" part of the title very much though.
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I dont know much Japanese (There are not any courses here either so I'm trying my best to teach myself >.<) But i really want to go to Japan as soon as I can. Will my lack of Japanese cause a major problem for my trip? Like are there places where people would speak english knowing there will be foreigners like myself '.'
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I went to Japan when I was 15 with my parents and sibling, we stayed in Tokyo. Although I was learning Japanese GCSE at the time, I knew a few things that would HELP but aren't entirely necessary. My parents didn't know anything a part from "konnichiwa". So no, you don't need Japanese to get about, some people will know English, but don't expect them to. But it is enouraged to pick up a phrase book. You don't need to know it fluently to get by on a trip.
xUKSteffix 3 weeks ago
@xUKSteffix Thankyou for the advice ^.^ I was always kinda worried I'd have to learn the entire language (Which in my case could take a rather long time as im self teaching) to go. I'd guess Tokyo would be a good place to start as it probably draws in a lot of foreign people so they see us coming and know that not all of us might know the language ;) Of course I'll do my bit and try to learn as much as I can ^.^
XxKurochiixX 3 weeks ago
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You're welcome.
The majority of signs and menu's will have Romanji/Romaji (roman letters) written underneath the Japanese, so you'd have no problem ordering and buying things. But it might help to know how to say Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Where can I find..., Could you tell me where..., etc as they would require you to say that in Japanese. We got helped by a Japanese businessman who spoke perfect English, so there are people who know it, basic or fluent. All helps.
xUKSteffix 3 weeks ago
@xUKSteffix Ah i know the morning/afternoon/evening ones, i just need to learn a few basic everyday sentences that will most likely pop up ?
I feel so much better I know this now ^^ thanks again
XxKurochiixX 3 weeks ago
Great video ciaela.
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omg ur actually briliant u should hav a t program of sumthin thx sooo much for the advise i think tht i might actually be able to do tht thing ive always wanted to do now your briliant and tht tip about wrighting it down really does work your a star :)
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: i wish i can go to school in japan ! i am only 13 :S ! and i can only learn Japanese online .If i was still in Burma (a country by China) I think i'll have opportunities to learn Japanese because there are lots of Japanese language schools (there is also one by my house). Our family moved to UK 2 years ago .I want to go to japan but i just don't know what to do .. and where to learn japanese .. :'( Online lessons are not really good :'( . Please give me some advice . thanks.
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You can only move forward if you accept the situation, you're in. If you accept the situation you're in and don't move forward, you are stuck in complacency. If you cannot accept the situation you're in, you are on the road to denial and rejection of your own life and self.
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I felt that these words you said were so incredibly powerful. I am now a little bit more inspired and confident to face my own struggles in life, and to pursue what I believe makes me happy. I thank you sincerely.
MusicMike512 3 weeks ago
2012 is when the world will end... Why the fuck is a blondie talking japanese? Social inferiority complex?
odaymustdie 3 weeks ago
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Superstitious much?
xUKSteffix 3 weeks ago
My school is dumb and doesn't offer exchange programs
wannabeMLGpro 3 weeks ago
hi there ^_^ i just have a question im out of HS so the foreign exchange student is possible so i was just wondering if it would be is expensive to move out there?? like is it expensive to live over there??
gamingiskey 3 weeks ago
I'm going to Fukuoka this year! XD But only for a month! If I like it I'll go back for two years study at NILS! ^^ You inspired me!
FuwafuwaPandako 3 weeks ago
Well said. You are wise beyond your years. I admire your courage to go where your dreams lead you. Tell Ryuhei he reminds me of Makota Nagano Ha Ha.
WhatNow858 3 weeks ago
0:01... it sounds a kinda weird and out of place...But the first 2 seconds are clearly a "fan-service" ;D...Just joking. I like the way you find your way and try to don't give up. I think that is the reason why so many people follow you through the difficult and get inspired by you. Bon "Voyage" Ciela!
TakumiFujiwara80 3 weeks ago
well im sure ive learned some japanese with kentucki fried chicken kents japanese lessons and a shit ton of anime ...wooot!!! here i come japan , and em chicks better be squeaking like a pig about to get slaughtered when i fuck em just like in the porns or ill want my money back xD
zetsuboushita1000 3 weeks ago
@zetsuboushita1000
Weeaboo.
xUKSteffix 3 weeks ago
lol comments are funny. I have been bord so I let the video play and read the comments. haha thanks peoples!
castapet 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
you be my waifu this year, promise
scuffle 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@scuffle
she already has a boyfriend.. Ryuhei.. D:
310BPM 3 weeks ago
@310BPM but... but... T_T
scuffle 3 weeks ago
very inspirational :)
oOoIIoOo 3 weeks ago
i am oficially in love.
HorizonsOfOli 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Ur words have powers to change
bikram0301 4 weeks ago
I want to add thousands of 👍s！
Ciaelaさんの言葉は日本で学ばれたい方だけではなく、私のように目標が異なる人にも響きます。
すてきなスピーチをありがとうございました(^_^)
bluejellynoaya 4 weeks ago
your videos are really inspiring and have definitely helped me become more confident in hopefully becoming a foreign exchange student!!! THANK YOU so very much :)
gearsgirl88 4 weeks ago
I think you are wise:)
LittleWabbit422 4 weeks ago
Teacher : Pedobear?....
Pedobear: Present!
PowerdByAsus1 4 weeks ago
Great video!
What's the name of this song? I'd love to learn how to play it.
Disaresta51 4 weeks ago
i do this stuff allot it relly helps
minecreative123 4 weeks ago
СИИИИИИИСЬКИ!)
TheMaZaFaKa74 4 weeks ago
めっちゃ可愛い
shingo600 4 weeks ago
she really does have celebrity teeth haha :)
iiiAmHaWXx 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Thank you. This really hit home for me. I really needed to hear this rite now in my life. Thank you again and Happy belated Birthday
Jeremyfox43921 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
i know this has nothing to do with this video but does anybody know any exchange programs for non students. I live in Olive Branch,MS and my school doesnt provide exchange programs for the students. They accept exchange students but they dont have an exchange program for the student who are from the area. Also my father doesnt like that idea of me join an exchange program. Im a senior in high school and I really want to go to japan. P.S. I speak very very very little japanese.
ckayla78 1 month ago
i love you too =) epic video and i have nothing to say just want to say please take care yourself :) i am very happy to know you =)
POLYGONMASTER3D 1 month ago
i want to go into an exchange program in Japan but i know that if i ask my parents they'll say no. I know it will help me a lot! with learning the language and figuring out if i really want to move to Japan in the future. I just don't know if i can..
Kirabell54 1 month ago
I HAVE A QUESTION!!!
My Japanese language education is nearly complete so I want to go to art school there. What's the best way to study for entrance exams?
xplodngchrysanthemum 1 month ago
Most viewed is from Male aged 45-54 ?.. huh what
4113Nash 1 month ago
Thanks so much for this video, it's quite encouraging :) Actually, I'm planning on going to study in Japan next winter, but just like you, my Japanese teacher is encouraging me to go to university instead of high school. I really want to go to high school there, but exchange programms don't take students over 18 years old, and I'll be 19 by then. Do you know what I could do? As for you, good luck with the new year, best wishes :)
Sanayukia 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
. i know for me and a lot of other people that would love to make the move to Japan is usually money issues. but have never let my dream of going there die,i know i will make it there someday and hopefully for good,just getting older and older,but even if you are dont let that stop you from pursuing your dreams people.
sha4201 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Ciaela
You are Canadian? Didn't know. New subscriber you may have mentioned it early on. Just curious where were you from originally?
hotgoatlove 1 month ago
This is the most inspirational video I have ever seen on following your dreams! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! xD
Shooanapple 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Ciaela 5
nice words!! ciaela!
hachirokugt 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I've almost decided on going to Japan next year. I graduate in June, and I'm going to find a job to earn money, and then I'll go to a language school in Japan for at least a year. Hopefully. I'm really scared, I keep thinking "people might not like me", "what if it's too difficult?", "what if I get homesick?"
I think the biggest issue is money. Once I have that sorted, I'll have to work on becoming a more outgoing person. And then... just go to Japan. Thank you for the inspiration, Micaela.
femtondeseptember 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Lovely message Ciaela, I really appreciate it even though it's not specialy for me, it made me think about what I want and how I want to make it happen. <3
makikuroneko 1 month ago
Ciaela, I liked the words of encouragement you give to others. I have enjoyed several of your videos, and I hope you continue to make more. I wonder, have you spoken yet about the various programs available to those looking for a way to Japan? I am pursuing the JET Program at the moment, and I came across dozens of other ways too.
Shalefist 1 month ago
i just noticed. she have Mugi eyebrows
skpthirtynine 1 month ago in playlist Другие видео от пользователя Ciaela
Thank you very much ... Your words really moved me ^^
Hanhaaa 1 month ago
Life is travelling! :D
AdventureThroughLife 1 month ago
Nice comment Ciaela san
Hanukator 1 month ago
I wish i had a friend like you around where I live :(
DrVoltage1 1 month ago
英語ってかっこいー
bluebryok 1 month ago
Thank you so much for this video. ^__^ I'm graduating from high school this year, and have been stressing out over what I should do with my life. I love learning languages and teaching others, but wasn't sure if I should pursue my passion. You've given me the courage I need to work hard for what I want. So thanks! I hope you figure out your own New Years resolutions as well.
coffeekate88 1 month ago
hello! i think it is faith that youtube suggested your video to me. i'm 28 living in montreal, have learned japanese for 3 years, had to quit because of work. still planning to get back to school for that when my schedule become more normal. i've been dreaming abut japan for years and years. now i finally have the money. so i'm planning my first trip to japan for next november. i subscribed to your channel, you totally spoke to me and your japanese is impressing. one day i'll be as good!
jodelle6 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I worded a lot of it wrong not enough space but yeah... :) anything is possible is this life you just gotta put a lil effort into it and have a lil bit of hope and most important believe in yourself even if others dont... follow your goals and dreams and if you fall of the bandwagon lol well it might happen but get right back on! Reach for the top and even higher! I could say more but I think thats enough find it inside yourself and thats all believe in yourself and keep on dreaming!
SavageBodybuilding 1 month ago
Dont just do it b.c its new years do it b.c u really want to thats the only way you will accomplish whatever your goal might be... Dont say oh ill start monday or next week or something start now life is to short to not chase your dreams life is painful and sad but also fun and happy you make your life and your dreams or goals arent far your just making excuses do something and you will get something out of it. But at the end of they day only you can decide what u will do... be ur own motivation
SavageBodybuilding 1 month ago
No matter what your goals or dreams might be the only person who can make it happen is yourself. It may not be easy or seem easy but if you want it bad enough you wont make excuses and just do it by that i mean take the chance and go for it! with nothing comes nothing you must need to make and effort to get something... Its simple but no matter what remember you have yourself believe in yourself even if no one does only you can control your own life no one else can. Now what will u do?
SavageBodybuilding 1 month ago
what ciaela is saying is true.. but you have to also consider reality. Sure, going to japan and learning/experiencing is great.. but also consider what you are going to gain with your experience.. meaning.. if you love doing what you want to do.. but you don't make enough income and barely getting by with expenses.. will you be happy? The big decision is living your dream or doing something that will benefit you the most depending on your financial background.
HaloMediaRecords 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I fear i will never know what i want to do in life, at the moment i am wasting each day..i think.
mattcman87 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Thank you.. really... thankyou I really needed this..
KirstieXoXo 1 month ago
i never heard anything so beautiful in my life. Thank You.
DarkDin0saur 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Not too sure what she is trying to say, but got the pint that I can decide my future if not past.
JVCGCFM2 1 month ago
I WANNA B JOHN WAYNE GACY!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!
Jarnagua 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
もし分け×
申し訳(mo"u"shiwake)◯
Allinoneisture 1 month ago 2
Mikaera, you've already won person of the year in my book for this video (and the year just started)! Couldn't have seen this video in a better time of my life. Thanks! maybe I'll bump in to you in Japan someday and thank you in person :P ありがとう ございます!
bustin3000 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
WTF!
MEGAzPawnage 1 month ago
You remind me of my sister!
minxoutram 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Ciaela
This video was very inspirational for me.
Thank you!!!
pinknprepy 1 month ago
50%しか理解できなかったが、素晴らしいvideoです＾＾ I think i must learn English,
LOL
kokowa1000 1 month ago
Thanks. You inspire me for my dream to go to Japan
CybaMunsuta 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos 6
i feel very lucky to watch the video thank you
nostyle2074 1 month ago 5
You are awsome and I have the dream to go ... Sooo badly! I say that I've come to far to stop. I'm only 13 and I'm very basic in japanese but that gives me enough time to study! ^_^ thank you a thousand time over you really helped with me motivation to do it.
JaciJoID 1 month ago 9
I've only been subscribed to you for... Oh well what do you know it's only been today. Lol
JaciJoID 1 month ago
If only I were brave enough. :(
intlvirus 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
the only thing better than being replied to by Ciaela is―to get the notification earlier... ><; （ｗｗワぁー吃驚した！＞＜；） お返事ありがとうねっ。♥
HHrikki 1 month ago
偶然であなたのビデオを見つけておもしろいと思います。特にこのビデオの話題は私も5年前からたまに考え込みました。私もカナダ人で、今年日本に来て5年目になり、今年大学を卒業します。今まで一番興味深い話は私と似ているように留学している人としたことで、ミカエラのビデオを見て、かなり共感している。興味あったら留学など、日本の生活をぜひ日本語でも英語でもはなしてみたいな！と思います。これからも素敵なビデオをたくさん作ってください！
dende66 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Thank you so much for your videos. you are so kind and I think this is cause japan. I know it from myself :) I was very shy the whole time in my childhood,than I get to know Japan by my best friend. I learn now japanese, I have a best friend there and I read a lot of books and finaly I changed a little bit my life. I proud of it that I am a little bit reservated, I realized that my life could be most beautiful with this land. It is hard to discribe. あけまして お めでとう ございます。 ^-^
maggichan11 1 month ago
what if i don't know what i want...
I WANNA BE A DINOSAUR
H3770mynameis 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Ciaela 55
I wanted to see what the present was.
CapChronic 1 month ago 3
Thank you for this fantastic video. I have almost all my paperwork together to send out my NILS application, and I feel really strongly about your message because I've taken some other roads in my life and reached my 20s before finally finding this chance to do what I've always wanted. One way or another, I'll make it happen.
pratyeka 1 month ago
Really great message in this video, whether your goal is coming to Japan, or something entirely different. Kudos.
ArishaInTokyo 1 month ago 47
@ArishaInTokyo Now that's a nice comment! :)
suineg1 1 month ago
i trusted my intuition and HELL YEAH I MADE MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!
BlooAya 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
No, I don't wanna go to Japan. I wanna go to Switzerland =P. Now to go off and learn Germany and Italian. Those damn Frenchies aren't worth my time xD
PromisedElectronica 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
great speech lady!
^_^
satiropsa 1 month ago
あなたの言葉に感銘を受けました。私も2012年は目標を達成できるように頑張りたいと思います。thank you!
lonesome1986 1 month ago
New subscriber :) thanks Ciaela. I was one of those people with the "I wanted to do an exchange in High School now I'm an adult so I can't blah..." syndrome. Lol. Now I'm a happy cookie with a timeline plan! You are a great motivational speaker^^
cantikcherry89 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos 2
視聴者プレゼントとして
カメラをもう少し引いて
撮ってくれたら１００天使
kyan12232580 1 month ago
My resolution is to kill myself in 2012 and your video and visualization skills really helped me get it on track.
tehqyv 1 month ago
@tehqyv No dont kill yourself:( think about how that would affect people, you may be going through a hard time but its going to get better i promise:( just think about the positive, god loves you, just please, please do not kill yourself:(
kaykayannm 1 month ago
Is this girl dating Kikakin the beatboxer?
jj101026 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@jj101026 I ment to say Hikakin
jj101026 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
she's gonna get so much asian dick
TheLohkizeke 1 month ago
WHAT WAS IN THE PRESENT
eastwquach 1 month ago
:)
ZorraHokage 1 month ago
よかったら 会いませんか...(。´Д⊂)
love016852 1 month ago
where can i get that song that is playing in the background? please reply.
FreeKnowledge01 1 month ago
Thx so much
isabel7x 1 month ago
きゃわええ(´･ω･`)
yorikazu2003 1 month ago
I HATE those noise makers }:(
sir1junior 1 month ago
Wait wait!!! I think that I speak for all of us when I say that I wanted to see you open your gift.
CalebMush 1 month ago
Good Advice :)
sealedforproctection 1 month ago
One of your best videos for sure, you are a great inspiration Ciaela, thank you!!
ppaalloommaa 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
omg I'ma cry. So beautiful.
PunkPlaidKitty 1 month ago
うおー！かわいいいーぃ！
mac4946 1 month ago 2
more power to you!
Tobiwahnkenoby 1 month ago
かわいいなぁー
ozapozapozap 1 month ago
Thank you micaela, this video was very touching!!
I'm going to do that "me -> future me" thing, right now...
finapon 1 month ago
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FreeKnowledge01 1 month ago
i have a major exam coming this year thanks so much for the motivation! cheers Micaela!
MrAsakurakeita 1 month ago
Your words and smile have given me a new light to believe in. I too wish to go to Japan, but I still love my home state of California and the people that has made my life so great. It will take some time of course like all things do, but it will be worth it when I am finished with college to work my way there. I hope you had a wonderful birthday and wish the best this year.
Socal0721 1 month ago
Yes. I agree. in my case, it is the exact opposite from what you did. I wanted to learn English. I've learned enough of reading and writing but not speaking. I came to North America. jumped right into the university and now working in a local firm. I would't be here if I listened to the others and felt like nothing I could do. writing down the goals and how to get there will make us easier to visualize what we need to accomplish in terms of the objectives that could bing us get there. cheers
alreadydeadmeat2 1 month ago
thank you so much for that, it was really inspiring =] even if we have very different goals.
Hemitris 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Very strong and true words that give a fuzzy feeling of happiness. Thank you
ParkLeeNa 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
:)
NeptunePrincess04 1 month ago
Well I took Japanese but I quit for a while even though I want my dreams to come true but I don't want to look like a fool in front of everyone else, what I really want in my life is to everyone knows me from the inside and I am praying for this for a long time, that if I go to Japan I will like to experience and share those wonderful moments for myself as I did when I went to Canada it was awsome, and I hope you have ideas of going to Colombia something I want to share with folks their !
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Universalman002 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
thanks <3
Milchmann2 1 month ago
You are awesome!!! Im gonna do that :)
i007Awesome 1 month ago
you are inspiring :)
tophernates 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Learning is definitely a good first step. There are plenty of blogs out there regarding foreigners living in Japan. Having a rosey picture is nice but having a realistic one will give you the confidence needed! Visiting there will always be a special memory to me :-)
cowboysoultaker 1 month ago
@Ciaela I really love how you see Japan and Japanese culture. I feel exactly the same. I have been looking for doing my Bachelor final project in Japan but sadly even with the thousand inquiries I sent none went good enough for my school so I can't do it. But I'll definitively will find a job there in ~4months (I am already looking for it)
You have a very strong personality and I respect your strength to go forward.
I am not often on YouTube, but more on Google+ ( Yvan Da Silva )
dlzerocool 1 month ago
That was really helpful! Thanks Micaela :)
xTenshiAi 1 month ago
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dlzerocool 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Demm you are so nice ! :3
And you look very very sympathique ! :)
Tenblub 1 month ago
This has opened my eyes. Thank you. This is why you're one of my favourite Youtubers.
Aphroditexx 1 month ago
you look tired or sad. Cheer up! i like to watch your clips for your smile and laughing. =)
had you watched the movie "Forrest Gump" ? at the beginning and the end of the movie, a feather is flying around. somehow, i believe, as long as we are faithful to ourselves, no matter where we are, who we are, what we are doing, we are having a wonderful life.
goluckyryan 1 month ago
よろしくお願い致します。
yrazama 1 month ago
@Ciaela san,
My apology for pessimistic 2 cents. It makes me wonder why you had decided to come to Japan rather than Europe. I get sick in the stomach when I see/hear hypocrisy. Many Japanese have/will treat you like a guest, but I assume you're smart enough to know it. BTW, I've once driven across Canada and the land was a sheer beauty.
I wish you live in Japan long enough to truly understand it as well as its citizens. Happy BD and thanks for siding with Japan. I'll keep quiet now.
JPN850R 1 month ago