And almost family, my best mate - Ben Hawthorn.

If I ever go to India, I know I'll have a place to stay with Aquil Reshamvala.

I've met some great people through the JET Programme. One of them is Keith van Eaton. Another is Amanda Cornaglia.

I'd never have known about the JET Programme if not for Jamie Cooper.

Someone once wrote that mountains make men kind. It's certainly true of the people of Iya. Meet some of the locals - my good mate Seiji Akamatsu, and the Asakura family.

For a JET, working with good people makes living in Japan so much easier. People like the man I teach English with at school,Mr Tsuneyuki Fujimoto.

Fujimoto-sensei welcomes me into his home once in a while. Say hello to his wife and three daughters - the Fujimoto family.

I play baseball every week just over the hill. Say hello to my team.