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I decided at age 7, quite resolutely that I wanted to be a teacher. All my decisions thereafter created the path to a teaching qualification,…

Growing up with itchy feet in a tiny village in eastern Germany I always hoped I will travel the world and live in lots of…

When I was younger and had to choose a university, all I knew was that I had to learn ‘something international.’ So, I went to…

I came to Tokyo in 2016, after university graduation and working as an immigration assistant in the Washington, D.C. area of the U.S. I initially…

I first came to Japan as a study abroad exchange student. That year changed my life, even though at first I didn’t know it would.…

Despite growing up in a small town in Texas, I always knew I would live overseas. I was the kid staring at maps, spinning globes…

Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I respond to the question, “So, how long have you lived in Japan?” Twenty years sounds like a…

After leaving my home town of Taipei, Taiwan, to study aboard in the United States at age 10, I received an American education from middle…