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Introduction: Entering Japan What No One Tells You
Part 1: Becoming a Cultural Child
Part 2: What You Need to Know to Grow
Part 3: Growing Up: Stepping Stones to ‘Uchi‘’
Part 4: Finding Your Pathway From Entry to ‘Uchi’
- Introduction
  - Pathway . . . From Entry to ‘Uchi’
- Module 12
Part 5: The Keys to Growing Up! Useful Anywhere!
- Introduction
  - Growing Up: What Are Your Challenge Factors?
- Module 13
Appendix: Should You Go? And How to Bail
- Module 14

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Introduction: Entering Japan What No One Tells You
Part 1: Becoming a Cultural Child
Part 2: What You Need to Know to Grow
Part 3: Growing Up: Stepping Stones to ‘Uchi‘’
Part 4: Finding Your Pathway From Entry to ‘Uchi’
- Introduction
  - Pathway . . . From Entry to ‘Uchi’
- Module 12
Part 5: The Keys to Growing Up! Useful Anywhere!
- Introduction
  - Growing Up: What Are Your Challenge Factors?
- Module 13
Appendix: Should You Go? And How to Bail
- Module 14

Introduction: What No One Tells You

Part 1: The Cultural Child

Module 1

1.1 The Cultural Child

Module 2

2.1 Peter’s Homestay: Beginning
2.2 Other Newcomers: Beginnings
2.3 Impasse

Module 3

3.1 Peter’s Homestay: after 3 Months
3.2 Peter’s Bind

Part 2: What You Need to Know to Grow

Introduction

From Cultural Child to Cultural Adult

Module 4

4.1 Wrapping
4.2 Being a Guest: Tatemae/Honne
4.3 “Watch out for that…!”
4.4 Avoiding Hazards Quiz

Module 5

5.1 Being Outside: Uchi/Soto Distinctions
5.2 Country House
5.3 City House
5.4 Where to Put the Guests?
5.5 Company Uchi/Soto Distinctions

Module 6

6.1 From “I” to “Uchi”
6.2 Being inside: Uchi Dynamics
6.3 Learning to Navigate Uchi

Part 3: Homestay Diaries: Growing Pains ... and Gains

Introduction

Growing Pains … and Gains

Module 7

7.1 Homestay Gallery

Module 8

8.1 Being a “Good Guest” Distinctions
8.2 Beyond the Entry Point
8.3 Tricky Family Dynamics

Module 9

9.1 Shortcuts into Uchi
9.2 Uchi Hazards Dynamics
9.3 You Can’t Avoid Uchi
9.4 Messages You Can Rely onUchi

Module 10

10.1 Finally . . . Growing UpUchi
10.2 Family Spirits?
10.3 Headed Home, But . . .

Module 11

11.1 The Cultural Child Grows Up

Part 4: Finding Your Pathway From Entry to 'Uchi'

Introduction

Pathways … from Entry to ‘Uchi‘

Module 12

12.1 How Can Others Grow Up?
12.2 Carlos, International Student
12.3 Abby, Assistant Language Teacher
12.4 Devita, Foreign Spouse
12.5 Matt, Company Employee
12.6 Witherspoon, Visiting Professor
12.7 Elainius, Foreign Co. Executive

Part 5. The Keys to Growing Up! Useful Anywhere!

Introduction

The Keys to Growing Up

Module 13

13.1 Key #1: The Entry Point Disconnect
13.2 Key #2: Framing: Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me?
13.3 Key #3: Navigating the Disconnect

Appendix

Module 14

14.1 Assessing Your Situation
14.2 Checklists for Homestays
14.3 It Sometimes Happens … Stay or Go?
14.4 If All Else Fails … How to Bail?

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