CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue

My Name is Not Konnichiwa!

Money Makes the World Go Round

We’re Off to $ee $anta

How Much Did That Cost?

Lost In Translation

Five Minutes Away

Wanted: English Teachers

The Global Classroom

Carpet Sales for Dummies

Lessons From Vietnam

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Can I Pass on the Yoghurt?

Where’s the Toilet?

Seatbelts Optional

Culinary Misadventures

I Want Chinese!

Rotten Shark, Anyone?

Monumental Journeys

The Great Wall Workout

A Taj of Love

Frozen Insanity

A Winter Olympics Training Session

The Importance of Brakes

Finnish Swimming Lessons

A Chilly Reception

In Search of Aurora

A Sense of Place

A Letter to the Prime Minister of Japan

Incredible India!

“Romantic” is an Overused Word

Black Magic and Billabong Shorts

Epilogue

Honey, I Shrunk the Seats

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