“Life is like a box of chocolates, you will never know what you’ll get”. “Love comes from the most unexpected places.” These two sayings remind me of the love story of my friend who thought will never find someone to love and to love her, but when she came to Japan, her black and white love story came to life in a colorful surprise.
The Princess
My friend’s photo
my friend’s photo
The Prince in this story, is a 27 year-old guy from the same country where my friend comes from. A scholar like us, he studied in the same university and also lived in the same apartment compound where we lived, but in a different building. This guy, like my friend, had never had a girlfriend ever before. He is tall and has a slim body type. He seldom talks and always have this shy look in his eyes. But when my friend gets in trouble, like that one time when she needed a laptop for our presentation, he was always there to help. Small things like how to use the (Japanese) washing machine, air conditioner, etc, he was always the hero. That’s how they get closer and closer.
How they met
Author’s photo
Our Kaikan (international students’ dormitory) was huge. There were seven buildings named A to G. About a hundred international students were housed in that dormitory. In our Kaikan, it was common for the residents (usually people from the same country) to get together and have cooking parties on weekends. It is hard when you live abroad by yourself and there are times you really get homesick so having friends around who speak your language and eat the same food is a great relief. That is how they first met. They never met in their own country but they met in Japan. It was an instant attraction like two searching souls who have finally found their mates. But it was hard at first, because both of them are kinda shy and no experience. But when love moves, it moves mountains. They started first as friends sharing experiences, to close friends helping each other and then after a few months, to first-time lovers.
The Present
2 responses to “A Love Story Made in Japan”
I’m kinda curious. what scholarship program did you took? what school? I want to pursue Intensive Japanese Language course but I don’t have the means to finance myself and I don’t want to have a student loan. So I wonder, what scholarship is that? Thank you! 🙂
Hi! Sorry for delayed reply. Just check the website of Japanese embassy. What I had was a Teacher-Training Program. I studied Japanese Language Intensive Course at Kyushu University and then in Kyoikudai for a year.