Home

Hello World! こんにちは皆さん!

I’m Norris! American based in Osaka with a simple dream: Being in charge of how and when I work for a decent living. I am also a JET Program alumni.

ノリスと言います。大阪在住アメリカ人です。私は働き方を自分で決めて、それでもある程度の生活水準を維持できるように生きたいという単純な夢を実現したいです。元ジェットプログラム参加者です。

My ethnic background is Taiwanese, so not exactly the stereotypical American in Japan, but nowadays it’s not that special either. However, I believe everyone’s experiences are unique and can be quite fascinating at times.

自分は台湾のルーツを持つアメリカ人だから、多くの日本人が持っているアメリカ人のイメージや期待とは違うことをよく経験して来ました。しかし、アジア系のアメリカ人がアメリカを出て他国で働くことは特に珍しくありません。他のアメリカ人とあまり変わらないと思いますが、人もそれぞれユニークな人生を送って来たではないかと思います。

#Jetprogram #japan #blog #japanlife #osaka #ブログ #アメリカ人 #大阪

One Chance Works is currently in the works. Think of it as a digital sandbox of sorts. I aim to keep adding content on a weekly basis and hope you will return to check out the growth regularly.

Keep up with my Instagram! @wang_chance

About Me:

Bio: Born and raised in Minnesota, I first came to Japan as a study abroad student in my third year of university. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in political science, I applied for the JET Program and got accepted as an alternate who luckily filled in an opening in Osaka after months of waiting. After JET I stayed an extra year as a direct hire before deciding it was time to move on to a real job.

Hobbies/Interests:

I’m devoted to the practice of aikido so much so that I want to break free of that 9 to 6 (or whichever time period the 8 hour work day takes place) so that I can freely pursue the art and learn other things. Other pastimes include playing the piano or violin, PC gaming, anime, drawing, writing reviews.

I decided to put my money where my mouth is and paid for a subscription with WordPress so I can have my own website ad-free with a unique domain name. Making my mark on the Internet and not just in the form of having social media accounts, but creating something I can continuously build and share with visitors as well is something I think worth doing.

I hope readers will return often and become repeat visitors! Where we’ll go will depend on how much work I put in to getting things done here, but in the meantime One Chance Works is going to be like a sandbox of sorts. I’ll be writing whenever I get the chance and hope to put up other forms of media besides text in the coming weeks and months.