This is English translation of 東京にいながらにしてインターナショナルな環境でプログラマー(Rubyist)として働くというお話 that I wrote in 2015. The translation is provided by ChatGPT. The day of RubyKaigi has come around again this year. After RubyKaigi ends, it's almost a tradition for everyone to say, 'Ah, I wish I could speak better English.' My first time attending a Ruby conference was already 7 years ago, and compared to back then,