Made It Moment: Mike Nettleton
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About the Author
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- Most Americans who move to Japan are already in love with their idea of Japan. My feelings were neutral. I had a fresh graduate degree and jobs for English majors were scarce. I was lucky to get a prestigious Visiting Professorship at a national Japanese university and I was up for adventure. I didn't know I would be the first woman and the first American to hold that job. I was in for more groundbreaking than I imagined, but while Japan's invisible expectations were stressful, my students made my job the most fulfilling one I've had. I wanted to show aspects of Japan I hadn't found in books written by men (who experience an entirely different culture), but I didn't want to add to the cliche genre of personal memoir about gaijin in Asia. Fiction was the way I could show the humor and charm of a country that seems crazy and frustrating to a Western ex-pat. This blog explains how my actual experience informed my novel. Start by buying American Fuji and visit this blog for behind-the-scenes extras.
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Let's start a petition!
My friend had a special new moon party last night. I was able to see Jupiter and 5 of its moons with her binoculars because the sky was so clear. Amazing.
Okay, one more post and that scary hornet will be moved lower down on the page out of sight!
Yes, I never want to see that horrid thing again!! eep...
Anyway, I agree: the world needs stargazing parties, equinox parties, heck ANYTHING parties that make us remember our roles in the universe and the specialness of our brief lives.
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