An Englishman in Nyu-gun

Welcome to the highs and lows of living in Asahi, Nyu-gun, a small and strange town nestled in the mountains of western Japan. Dare you read what thrilling adventures will befall....AN ENGLISHMAN IN NYU-GUN!!!

16 December 2004

Santa? Is that you? Posted by Hello
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In 2004, a few years after university, I decided to sign up for the JET programme, and I became an assistant English teacher in Fukui, a prefecture on the west coast of Japan. I taught there for two years before returning to London, where I now work in publishing.
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      • MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!
      • Guns and buns
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      • It was ladies night. And yes, the feeling was right. 
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