Soallowthedocumentationprocesstobeginas a kid, I alwayshadtwomajordreams, thesecondofwhichwastocomeandlivehereinJapanandwhatwasnosmallfeattogethere.
その2つ目の夢は、日本に来て生活することであり、日本に来ることは並大抵のことではありませんでした。
I'venowspentthemajorityofmyadultliferighthereinJapanthankfully I'vestuckitouttothepointwhere I canhonestlysaythatJapanhasgivenmemorethan I everexpectedtohaveinlife, definitelymorethan I couldputinto a singleconversationoryoutubevideo.
Butinorderforittobe a journey, I kindoffeellikeweneedtobemakingsomekindofprogressandwitheverythingandeveryonethatthelasttwoyearshavetaken, I'vedecidedthatit's timetomoveforward.
I didn't wanttosayanythingaboutittooearlybecausetherewassomanystepsandpointsalongthewaywhereanythingandeverythingcouldhavegonewrongandstoptheentireprocess.
I gotthehealthcheckandthatenabledmetogotothenextstepwhichwasapplyingforthecardbasicallythatallowsmetoflyandthedaythatthatcardarrivedwasexcitingandemotional.
I don't wanttosaynobecause I'm workingononeofthebiggeststrugglesinitis I neededtolearneverythinginenglishfirstsothatwhen I'm learningitinJapanese, I atleasthave a baseofknowledgetoworkwithand I knowwhat's goingon.
Youdon't letmecontinuethispartas I do a littlebitof a cockpitcheck.
コックピットのチェックを少ししているので、この部分を続けさせてくれないんですね。
I haveessentiallyjoinedflightschoolinJapanandwhileeverythingisinjapanese, theinternationallanguageofaviationisstillenglish, whichmeans a lotoftheotherstudentscanspeakenglish, openinguptheopportunitytomakenewfriendsandlearnfromeachotherandeverythinglikethat.
Infact, I'vegottogobacktoTokyoinjust a coupleofweekstodothisthreedaycourseandtestformypilot's radioexam, which I'm reallynotlookingforwardtobecausesomepeopleclaimit's moredifficultthantheteststhatyouhavetopasstogetyourlicense, whichtherearemultipleofbythewayrangingfromnavigationandpilotingskillsallthewayuptojapanese, aeronauticallawandit's, there's a chance I'vebittenoffmorethan I canchewatthispointoftheprocess.
Onlyonlytimewilltell, butwhenit's alldoneproviding I survive, I'llbe a pilotandthatopensupthisentirelyotherworld, likethereis a wholeotherworlduptherethatmostofusnevergettoseewithitsowncultureandlanguageandviewpointandmindsetand I'm justsoincrediblyexcitedtofinallybeatthedoorstepofhavingaccesstoallofthat.
Likeobviously I mighthangitrightnow, butsomeday I'llbeabletolookoutthewindowdownatJapanas I flyover.
今は飾っていても、いつか窓から日本を見下ろしながら飛ぶことができるように。
ItissoexcitingandthePatreoncrewhasbeensosupportiveinallofthis, which I reallyappreciatebecausethisisoneofthebiggestchallengesinmyentirelife, a bitmoreexpensivethanitistodoitoverseas.
But I justgottiredofwaitingfortheoptiontomaybesomedaygooverseasandgetmypilot's licenseandthenevenwhen I comeback I wouldstillhavetodosomeofthetestsandgettheradio, examineeverythinginordertoconvertitto a Japanesepilotlicenseandallthatboringstuff.
Myfirsteverflightiscominguptomorrowbytheway, which I'm extremelyexcitedaboutandit's oneofthereasons I'vecomeouttodo a planeandcockpitcheckandjustkindofgetusedtothelookandfeelofeverythingbutmyheartisabsolutelyracingoutofmychest.
There's justsomuch, somanythingsthat I wanttosayrightnowandthere's justnotenoughtimetodoit.
今、言いたいことがたくさん、たくさんあるのに、時間が足りないんです。
There's, I wishyoucouldfeelmypulse.
そこに、私の脈を感じてほしい。
Likemyheartisseriously, I alsomakethisknowingthatsomeofyoumayevenbepilotsandifyouare, I wouldlovetohearfromyouoryoumightbelikesomeofmyfriendswhothink I'm absolutelycrazyfordoingthis.