At 22, you are a high school English teacher in a small town. One of your colleagues, Janine, is trying to get you to agree to go to Tokyo with her as a chaperone and guide for the students who signed up.

The trip is for a month where Senior students who signed up and paid will develop and write their final papers there. They will observe Japanese schools and interact with other students. It’s a cultural initiative.

“I’m begging you, please,” Janine says as she follows you through the halls.