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About Jimmy Shneller

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Jimmy is a Californian guy who has traveled a lot of places in Asia and South America. He has taught English in Japan for a couple of years. Now he is back home again and works as a web developer.

A Teacher’s Story: My Gaijin Experience In Japan

November 17, 2018 by Jimmy Shneller2 Comments

I’ve always had a curiosity about life outside of the United States. Geography was my favorite subject as a child. I first heard of Japan in the fourth grade when my teacher would go on xenophobic rants about how the Japanese were determined to take over the world and eventually own America. Due to circumstances, I would have to wait until my mid-twenties before going abroad. One day, my life took a drastic turn. My first serious relationship … [Read more...]

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