Making a place as an occupation

2024/12/16

Previously, I wrote about Arthur’s story.

He was raised in Germany and then the US.

When he was a child, it was hard for him to make friends.

He was often bullied and retreated home.

Through Manga activities, he became interested in Japanese culture.

While learning Japanese and staying in Tokyo, he was further

attracted to Japan and decided to live in Japan in the future.

Then he again stayed in Tokyo as an exchange student and taught

English to people in Japan.

Finally, he made his place in Japan and enjoys his life and

business in Japan.

Today I want to share with you about a view of making a place as

an occupation from these angles.

The form of the occupation of making a place,

The function of the occupation,

and the meaning of the occupation.

To look at making a place in a big occupational picture, let’s imagine

Arthur’s making a place.

Arthur was 4

Situation: Arthur is a 33-year-old American man.

He lives with his Japanese wife and two sons on the outskirts of Tokyo.

He has been engaging in an English learning business for ten years.

His environmental challenge was that he was alienated in his childhood.

Then he strived to face his environment by moving forward.

Form of the occupation: In his childhood, Arthur was bullied and found it

hard to make friends. He retreated home.

He was into Manga and got rid of stress drawing Manga.

He became interested in Japanese culture and learned Japanese.

Thanks to the kindness of his Japanese tutor, he had an opportunity

to home stay in Tokyo.

He enjoyed interactions with Japanese people and was attracted

with Japanese culture.

He planned to live in Japan in the future.

He entered a university in the US.

In his fourth year in his university, he returned to Tokyo as an exchange

student.

He taught English and started a YouTube channel.

He graduated from the university in US, then he moved to Japan,

got married, started his life in Japan.

He strived to manage his English learning business.

Now he is engaged in his business which he named after the Japanese

concept “En”- connection.

Function of occupation: Arthur has been an outsider both societies

in Germany and the US.

Through Manga activities, Arthur got interested in Japanese and Japanese culture.

In Japan, he interacted with people and became their English coach.

He connected with people and established trust relationship.

He was comfortable in Japanese society.

He established his place and his life in Japan.

Now he is supporting Japanese people learning English and he helps them

to connect with people across the world.

It gives him a sense of belongingness in the Japanese society.

He now feels safe and comfortable.

Additionally, it helps Arthur support Japanese people.

He gives them a sense of belongingness to allow to connect with people

from other countries.

Meaning of the occupation: Arthur was bullied and found it hard to make friends

in self-asserting societies in his childhood.

Later he was attracted by Japanese culture wherein people value caring

each other and respecting mutual connections.

He valued the concept “En”- connection.

Living in Japanese society and interaction with people, he has

established his occupational place.

He also values his role in supporting Japanese people while they connect

people from other countries.