Bradley Mawer went to Japan on a Japanese Government Scholarship in 2001. After studying at a Japanese Language School for a year and at a Computer Programming Professional School for 2 years, he entered Osaka Kyouiku University (Osaka University of Education) as a full-time fee-paying foreign student. Upon graduating in 2008, Bradley went on to work in Japan for 4 more years before moving to the US and then back to India. He continues to work as a Japanese Translator/Interpreter as well as a online TESL instructor. The book covers Bradley's 7 years as a student from 2001-2008.