Getting Genki In Japan: The Adventures and Misadventures of an American Family in Tokyo (Hardcover)

By: Karen Pond;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: Autobiography - Biography, Comedy & Humor, Travel,

ISBN: 9784805311769

SKU: BE501302910179

Pages: 192

Description: The unexpected gift of a favored bottle of shiraz from her husband leads to the adventure of a lifetime for Karen Pond and her family--moving from rural Maine to the largest city in the world: Tokyo, Japan. Getting Genki in Japan is a collection of illustrated travel and culture essays and musings of a Down East Mom's absurd and exhilarating adventures in the Far East. From bewildered and befuddled (and back again) to (somewhat) wise, these narratives recount a journey of cultural discoveries, experiences and the follies of a newcomer to Japan; including (mis)identifying food, (mis)pronouncing Japanese, (mis)pantomiming for necessities, and finally figuring out how to flush the Japanese toilet!