As I am

Hello. Welcome to HINO BLOG!

The new year has started and I have started writing blogs as my new challenge for this year.

Today, I'm going to introduce myself and this blog.

ABOUT MYSELF

I'm Shoko Hino.
Some of you may be surprised when you see photos of me.
I have no hair as you can see.
I've had alopecia ever since I was 21 years old.
It happened all of a sudden and my hair fell out steadily.
At that time I got depressed so I didn't want to go outside and meet someone new.
Luckily I have my wonderful family and friends who always encourage me when I feel down.
I think that's why I could accept that Alopecia is part of me and love myself.
Alopecia made me a stronger person than before.
I'm grateful that I could realize that there are wonderful family and friends around me.
Rather than thinking why do I have Alopecia, I'll always keep my face to the sunshine.
I believe that I can encourage people who are suffering from Alopecia.
I want to make you happy through this blog like I was given hope from people who have Alopecia.
No matter what we look like, I believe that if we smile, everyone around us also smiles.

I used to wear wigs, hats and beanies, but now I don't wear any.
While I was living abroad, I got comfortable not wearing them.
(Althought I need to wear beanies in winter time otherwise I'll get cold)

ABOUT THIS BLOG

I'm going to write about life in a foreign country especially cityscapes, food, cafes and useful living information in this blog.
<Living abroad> is always my dream.
living abroad has always been my dream.
I went to Canada for learning English for a year when I was 24 years old.
And then I lived in Ireland for about 2 years using a working holiday visa and a student visa.
Now I've lived in Germany since February this year.
There was a time I was depressed because of losing all of my hair, but I never gave up my dream.
I thought I should enjoy my life so I took one step and my world changed.
I realised how important it is to be myself and believe my heart.

I would be happy if you liked my blog.
I want to make people smile.

Feel free to ask/follow me on Instagram, facebook and twitter.

Thank you for reading.

Shoko