Author(s): Hamish Beaton

Travel Writing

A warm,funny,intimate account of a young NZ graduate's three years in Japan. From the moment the author arrives he is swept up in a mystifying world and encounters a marvellous cast of characters,from fellow teachers with strange habits,to a group of women who cook him meals in excahnge for English conversation,an elderly couple who take him on nerve-wracking expeditions,and his students.Along the way he engages in a hilarious quest to find a girlfriend. First published March 2008.