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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
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My local Waterstones had been pushing this book for so long (first in hardback then as a book of the month in paperback and now in the buy one get one half price section) that I finally succumbed and bought it. The first 200 pages or so are about the first 2-3 years that the author spent in Japan working as an English teacher under the JET program. This part of the book was pretty interesting, although if you are hoping for information about the history or religion of Japan, then you'll be disappointed. This is very much a book about how the Japanese currently live. Food plays a big part (mainly greasy fried chicken, and nothing for vegetarians!). The final third of the book covers a much longer time period and each chapter picks something he did as a you-tuber. I had no idea he was a you-tuber with millions of followers, and found this section much less interesting. Obviously some of the ways of living in Japan appear strange to Westerners, but the author does a reasonable job of explaining these ways without appearing to laugh too much at them. A very easy book to finish quickly.
adventurous
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medium-paced
funny
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medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
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As always, Chris brings his sense of british humor to telling his story of starting out in Japan. If you're a fan of his Abroad in Japan channel, then I highly recommend this. He provides background and insite into not only where he started with youtube, but how he made the land of the rising sun into a place he can call home.
From one anxious person to another, 100% agree that sometimes you just gotta push through the anxiety and do the thing, whatever it is.
From one anxious person to another, 100% agree that sometimes you just gotta push through the anxiety and do the thing, whatever it is.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Really enjoy Chris Broad's YouTube channel, so it was great listening to his audiobook narrated by himself. Really enjoyed this while on my own study abroad trip in Japan.