Product Description

Hello from Japan.

Not much new here. My four-year-olds attacked me, my crazy female stalkers jumped on the desk and professed their love for me, my depressed coworkers fist-fought each other at the all-you-can-drink karaoke bar, and I have no idea what I ate yesterday but it was uncooked and squishy. Pretty much the usual. What's new from home?

Ben took the teaching job in Japan because he wasn't quite ready to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. Instead, his efforts were put towards figuring out his new students, coworkers, and dinner. He is a "gaijin," the Japanese word for "foreigner." From festivals and temples to bicycles and cleaning supplies, Memoirs of a Gaijin: Emails from Japan is the one-year collection of emails and journals that chronicle Ben's experiences in the comedic and confusing country of Japan.

"A witty, honest work. Ben Hesse's Memoirs of a Gaijin should be a required read for those college grads who are contemplating the increasingly popular first 'real life' step of

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #125913 in eBooks
• Published on: 2007-05-16
• Format: Kindle Book

About the Author
Benjamin Hesse was born in Edina, MN in 1980. He graduated from St. John’s University in Minnesota with a degree in English and is an experienced world traveler. Memoirs of a Gaijin is his first publication.

Customer Reviews

It's funny because it's true
A very funny and honest account of the ups and downs of overseas-living. Whether you're a college exchange student or an ex-pat, this book is a must read for the wayward traveler!

Entertaining & Comical!
I found myself laughing & smiling throughout this entire memoir, as the author takes his readers through all his crazy adventures in Japan. A well-written, thoroughly entertaining read indeed! I have recommended this book to several people, and they have really enjoyed it as well. Great work!

Good read
It was a good, light read. Something to sit down and relax with and enjoy a good laugh.