Bob and Rob both live in Japan and teach English at Japanese universities.

Bob (with glasses): I’m from the West Coast of the United States. I lived in California until I was six, and then spent the next 16 years living in Oregon and Washington state. I graduated from college in 1992 with a degree in Industrial Technology, and received my masters in TESOL in 1996. I currently live in Kyushu, Japan with my wife and son. I like to hike, windsurf, read, and fiddle around with computers in my free time.

Rob: Hi, my name’s Rob and I’m from North London. However, although I’m British, I have dual nationality because my parents are Italian. That means I have 2 passports; one British, one Italian. I visited Italy many times while growing up, but lived most of my life in London except for my 3 years at University in Wales. Shortly after graduating, back in 1992, I came to Japan mainly for 2 reasons. First, I wanted to get more teaching experience. Second, I wanted to do a martial art. I have been here near Tokyo ever since.