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Many Westerners are intrigued by Japanese culture, but only a small percentage of them get to see it up close. Very few of them indeed get as close as Chad Frisk. Chad is a distinguished Japanese speaker - he passed the most difficult level of the Japanese Language and Proficiency Test, level N1, with a score of 179/180 - who spent five years on the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) program teaching English in elementary and junior high schools. In his short new book he shares his experiences: - Struggling with and mastering a foreign language - Overcoming culture shock and its neglected cousin, reverse culture shock - Backpacking without a backpack (spoiler: get a friend with a backpack) - Breaking into traditional Japanese festivals - No holds barred athletic competition with 14 year-olds - Constantly feeling stupid This book is a window into the life of a foreigner in Japan and will appeal to anyone who is considering teaching English abroad, wants to see Japan from the inside without buying a plane ticket, or enjoys the occasional dose of schadenfreude. Chad made the mistakes and hopes you will now join him in laughing at them.