ABOUT

Why Her Opp?

Her Opp. is short for Her Opportunity.

In Australia, second hand stores are called “Opportunity Stores.“

In Japan where I’m from, we call them “Chukoya” which means old used store. I think it’s the way we perceive situations that changes the meaning and its effect on your life in that moment. Your perception changes whether you take something as an opportunity, or not.

Her Opp. is a personal space for me to jot down opportunities I’ve found in the past, and those I’m still in the midst of. It might be a little pretentious to say but I hope that this blog will potentially impact other people to find opportunities of their own.

Who am I?

My name is Shiho and am 25 years old, living in Tokyo, Japan. (Find me on instagram here.)

I guess you could say that I’ve lived a rather privileged and happy life, never having to worry whether I’d be able to eat tomorrow or have a roof to live under. Honestly, I’d never realized this, how lucky I was to not have to worry about these social conditions that we take for granted. I was particularly unaware of my surroundings up until I was 14. My father, who I loved so much, passed away when I was this age. Everything that seemed to be normal, suddenly turned upside down. Those who encouraged me to go abroad, suddenly started saying that I should stay in Japan for my newly widowed mother. The colleges that I always thought of applying to, suddenly I had to be conscious of their tuition and scholarship programs.

Most importantly or should I say most affectively, someone who I thought would be there next to me, at the core of my life, suddenly disappeared.

The truth is, nothing in this world is normal. The people around you, this beautiful environment called earth we live in, the rights we have, these are never normal. They are vulnerable and sensitive. We have to notice all of life and take care of it, cherish it. -