Mayumi Konishi is initially from the island of Kyushu in Japan. She previously came to the Netherlands while filling in as a mentor for a gathering of junior tennis players. She currently lives in Amstelveen, loves French fries with mayo and might want to meet kickboxer Ernesto Hoost.
How could you wind up in the Netherlands?
I originally came here in 2004 for a lesser tennis trip. I was with a gathering of players of somewhere in the range of eight and a decade old and the greater part of the children were the most incredible in Japan. We came to Europe so that fourteen days and furthermore remained in Wimbledon could see the competition. I thought, ‘Goodness, the Netherlands is a particularly pleasant nation.’ So numerous things were different to Japan. That is the reason I chose to come here.
At the point when I previously came here in 2004, I remained for a long time prior to moving back to Japan.Then, after five years, I moved to Barcelona in Spain for a year lastly I returned to the Netherlands in 2013.
How would you portray yourself – an expat, lovepat, migrant, worldwide?
I would pick expat. I’m simply working here as a tennis trainer.
How long do you intend to remain?
All things considered, really, I truly want to believe that I can leave at whatever point I need to. [laughs]
Do you communicate in Dutch and how could you learn?
No, I don’t, tragically. I in all actuality do talk a tad — klein beetje. I’ve attempted to learn and make up for lost time to Dutch, yet I just couldn’t get it. I don’t have the foggiest idea why. I’ve been to a language school multiple times in three seasons here in Amstelveen. I’ve likewise had private illustrations. I can include in Dutch and pay attention to Dutch, yet I can’t talk quite well.
What’s your number something dutch?
Indeed, my number one Dutch food is friet with mayo and nut sauce. The other thing I like is trekking. Everything is level here, and you have bicycle paths all around the country. I can go wherever on a bicycle and securely. In Japan, we have truly tight streets and it is neither agreeable or good to ride a bicycle. In any case, here additional individuals ride bicycles than drive vehicles.
How Dutch have you become?
While I’m working and I talk with Dutch mentors, they are truly more basic and open in their methodology. I like it. Individuals generally grin a great deal, as well. I feel like I grin all the more at this point. Things like that are totally unique contrasted with Japan.
Which three Dutch individuals (in any condition) might you most want to meet?
Kiki Bertens. She is a tennis player, yet she quit playing last year, I think. She’s one of the most incredible Dutch ladies players. At the point when she quit playing tennis, she said ‘you know, it’s not just tennis in my life.’ that’s what I preferred. At the point when I quit playing tennis, I will accomplish something different too.
Ernesto Hoost. He’s a kickboxer. In Japan, we have K1 which is blend of kickboxing, judo, everything. At the point when I previously saw Ernesto, it helped me to remember that. I was truly into his footwork. I would need to commend him about it.
Boyan Slat. He’s the CEO of Ocean Cleanup. He’s astounding. Whenever he was 16 or 17 years of age, he began arranging and started gathering plastic from the sea. He coordinated all that and made a machine to get the plastic. I would need to meet him since I likewise did sea cleanup in my country, in Miyazaki. It’s a city by the ocean. I did it without anyone else and manually, yet I was unable to consider a superior method for getting it done. I was trusting another person would and it turned out to be this Dutch kid. He’s astonishing.
What’s your top traveler tip? I figure individuals ought to go to a tulip ranch and see a windmill. There is a windmill in Amstelveen, yet I’ve never been inside it. I suggest that they visit the Keukenhof close to Lisse. There are likewise the windmills in Zaanse Schans. I generally take individuals there since it’s actual close.
Let us know something astounding you’ve looked into the Netherlands.
There’s a ton of stuff I saw as astonishing, particularly when I previously came to the Netherlands. First off, the Dutch are tall, totally different from me, and I’m not viewed as that short in Japan. I’m 168 centimeters tall and while I’m remaining on a road there, I overshadow every other person. So this is an alternate world for me.
Additionally when individuals are dozing in their homes, even in the colder time of year, they have a window open. I needed to share a room when I previously came here. I asked, ‘For what reason are you opening the windows in the wintertime?’ ‘It’s for natural air,’ I was told. What? That was a shock.
And afterward when the Dutch go to the grocery store, they are generally do a major shop. That is really astonishing to me. They purchase two liters of milk, five packs of bread, and that’s what things like. In Japan, you normally go to the market consistently and purchase a couple of things. Be that as it may, I’ve been living here for very nearly 10 years and presently I do likewise.
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