About Me — Christine J

Hi. I’m Christine. Nice to meet you.

Photo of the author cheesin’ in Akune, Kagoshima.

I’m Filipina-Canadian, born and raised in the Greater Vancouver area in BC, Canada. Last year, I graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in English and I currently live in Kagoshima, Japan.

I’m an ENFP.

I don’t have my driver’s license yet because I failed my driving test twice.

I’m set for life.

I’m primarily dedicated to delivering heartfelt pieces about the following topics:

• Highlighting the beauty of Kagoshima as an underrated Japanese prefecture.
• My personal experience of living in Japan straight out of university in my 20's.
• Identity. Things that have happened to me to get to where I am now. Struggles, journeys, what I’m grateful for.
• Vancouver. I don’t work in tech, I’m not a corporate girly, and I know nothing about cryptocurrency. So hear my voice, as someone who feels like they can’t keep up with Vancouver’s conformity pressures and hustle culture.
• Love. I have stories and lessons to share as I’ve been in a few -ships. What have I learned from each of them? What do I expect from my future partner?
• Music and culture. I…