Stumbling Toward the Life of My Dreams and Saying Goodbye to Osaka

The next chapter begins, Tokyo Vince.

Vincent Van Patten
ILLUMINATION
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5 min readApr 16, 2024

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Shibuya, Tokyo. Photo of the author.

Far-fetched fiction became my day-to-day life when I moved to Japan a year and a half ago. Hardly a day goes by where I’m untouched with awe, but it’s not always easy. Far from it.

I hoped that when I left home, some of my problems would decide to stay behind…

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Vincent Van Patten
ILLUMINATION

Exploring what lights my soul on fire ❤️‍🔥 Living in Japan. vincentvanpatten.com