Hi everyone,
I’m 27M, living in Tokyo, but I’ve spent many of my previous years in the UK. While it is safe and stable here, as a gay person, I don't have the legal right to marry not to say start a family here. Due to the current "Don't ask don't tell" situation I feel like I’m living a captive "stage" of life rather than my actual narrative.
I’ve become deeply drawn to Brazil specifically São Paulo and Curitiba. I’m looking for a society that is diverse, open, and bit chaotic in a way that feels alive.
"Reality Check" I need from you: I am trying hard not to romanticize this. I’m currently aiming for B1 Portuguese to make sure my "passion" is backed by rationality as a test. Also in the long run will do my best to find a job perhaps for a Japanese international corp's Brazilian branch. (That will require me to give up my current major design perhaps but seeing how saturated design industries these days are...does not seem like a huge loss.)
Mainly I don't want to settle for an ok life. Japan has plenty of life-time closeted gays some even have wives...People will be bitter this way in the long run. Think I should take the risk, but I want to be smart about it. Thoughts?