So I often struggled at school.

Once, when we had a maths test, I looked around the room and everyone was just doing it.

And I couldn't and I began to cry.

But my teacher came over and said,

it might look like one big problem,

but it's just a handful of small ones.

And you can deal with that.

I hear her voice in my head for every problem I face to this day.

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Hello and welcome to the Abroad Japan podcast,

probably the best way of learning about life in Japan without actually being in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broadham, and join as always by England's top Japan enthusiast,

Mr. Pete Donaldson himself, Pete, how the devil you're doing.

Oh, it's Halloween, Chris.

Or it has been Halloween for most of the day.

And we have just released the podcast at 10pm if I've done it properly.

And oh, scary stuff.

I've got a cobweb on my leg.

Oh, are you scared, Chris?

Well, my cobwebby leggy.

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