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A Week In My Life As A Freelancer In Japan 🇯🇵 Weekly Study Vlog

2.6K views· 160 likes· 34:58· Feb 8, 2025

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Here is the SECOND VLOG of the year 2025 guys!! 🥳 Today we focus on my weekly routine as a freelance worker in Japan, during a typical, VERY busy week for me! Hope you'll enjoy! Please let me know in the comments if you do!! 🥳🥳🥳 → CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 02:19 Focus of the week 12:23 Tuesday 13:13 Wednesday 16:49 Thursday 22:00 Friday 25:17 Saturday 30:42 Sunday → BOOKS MENTIONED: 「むらさきのスカートの女」by 今村夏子 「あひる」by 今村夏子 「妊娠カレンダー」by 小川洋子 「科学的根拠の子育て」by 中室牧子 「コーヒーが冷めないうちに」by 川口俊和 (Before The Coffee Gets Cold) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides → STUDY RESOURCES MENTIONED: [Japanese] よくわかる! 日本語能力試験 N1合格テキスト〈読解〉 [Mandarin Chinese] Hello Chinese 中国語検定HSK公認テキスト3級 改訂版 [Linguistics] Miracles of Human Language: Introduction to Linguistics on coursera.org ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: → LET'S STAY CONNECTED: ☽ WEBSITE www.ari-no-yume.com ☽ STUDYGRAM www.instagram.com/ari_noyume/ ☽ COACHING www.balancecoachally.com ☽ KO-FI SUPPORT ko-fi.com/ally95522 ☽ BUSINESS ENQUIRIES ariinoyume@gmail.com → ABOUT ME: ☽ Ex-corporate lawyer turned language and time management coach, content creator and independent legal consultant ☽ I study JAPANESE at an advanced level, MANDARIN CHINESE at a lower intermediate level, and RUSSIAN at a beginner level ☽ I have been sharing about my japanese language learning journey since 2019 on Instagram @ari_noyume 💌 ☽ I live in Japan, with my husband nicknamed 'Tanuki' and our cat Kinako :) → MY EQUIPMENT: ☽ My phone: iPhone 14 ☽ My camera: SONY Digital camera ZV-1 4K WW119533 // in WHITE colour https://amzn.to/3XkOzFI ☽ My microphone: ArctisX USB Microphone TKGOU https://amzn.to/3Zgdg8Z ☽ My book stand: Reodoeer Bookstand https://amzn.to/4dUlvw3 ☽ My Table Lap Desk: SUMISKY Above Knee Table Lap Desk Laptop Desk https://amzn.to/47jhLSc → MUSIC CREDITS: Epidemic Sound

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This week’s vlog is basically a realistic “freelancer in Japan” diary—aka: a very busy week where I’m juggling client work, content work, and still trying to keep my languages in the mix. I walk you through the rhythm of my days from Tuesday to Sunday, and I share what I’m focusing on for the week so you can see how I plan when life is full. If you’re trying to study consistently while working (especially if you’re self-employed), I really want you to see the behind-the-scenes of what it looks like when I’m not doing a perfectly aesthetic routine. On the study side, I’m keeping things holistic and realistic: Japanese reading and test-prep (N1 読解), Mandarin practice with beginner-friendly but structured apps/textbooks (HelloChinese + HSK 3級), and a bit of linguistics study for fun/long-term growth (Coursera). I also share what I’m reading in Japanese and English—because for me, reading is both immersion and motivation. The main takeaway is that consistency doesn’t mean doing everything every day; it means having a simple system that lets you keep showing up, even in a packed week.

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