Swimming with the Trout

Swimming With The Trout is a warm, funny, and occasionally bewildering memoir about two decades of life along the Akashi-Kobe Strait. Craig arrived by accident, survived by instinct, and somewhere along the way discovered that the secret to a happy life in Japan is surprisingly simple: stop swimming against the current.From barefoot postmen to drunk salarymen bearing gifts of fish, from cinema seat showdowns to the eternal mystery of the small water cup, these are the stories that only happen when you show up somewhere completely unprepared and decide to call it home.Part fish-out-of-water comedy, part genuine love letter to Japan, Swimming With The Trout is for anyone who has ever lived abroad, dreamed of it, or simply wondered what it's actually like on the other side of the world.