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How I Got Here: Tanja Bach

Ever been asked “What do you do?” My answer: “I empower people to become the best version of themselves.” As a coach and facilitator, I…

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How I Got Here: Tia Haygood

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If you were to tell me that I would be an entrepreneur in a country 11,000 kilometers from my hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, I…

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How I Got Here: Philomena Keet

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It’s not without a sense of irony that I find myself settled in Tokyo with my Japanese husband and two children, writing about Japan for…

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How I Got Here: Megumi Moss

I am founder and CEO of CareFinder (www.carefinder.jp), a bilingual babysitter matching website operated in Japan. I have done a number of things before CareFinder.…

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How I Got Here: Helen Lewis MA (Oxon)

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I teach English to young people in Japan. I help them hold conversations and write in their non-native language more clearly, gracefully and confidently. I…

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How I Got Here: Mary Fidler

I still remember my first experience with FEW. As a longterm resident of Japan, I’d had to say goodbye to many good friends over the…

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How I Got Here: Petra Canan Trudell

I’ll never forget the moment I found out we were moving to Japan because I nearly burned dinner. While my husband and I had been…

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How I Got Here: Ann-Katrin van Schie

Born and raised in Germany with dual German-Swedish citizenship, I always felt as if I did not belong in Germany. At 27, I left Germany…

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