Samuel Jacob

English teacher 36 (Aussie)

My first ambition was to be a musician. As a young teenager I played saxophone, then different kinds of guitar, rock 'n' roll. I had lots of fun with friends in garages and played Irish folk music in pubs. Around 20 I became fed up with crappy kitchen and hotel jobs and found better work as a Gold Coast hotel receptionist. There I met a Japanese girl working in the gift shop. We moved to Japan and now have two kids and a house. I can't complain but still regret the disappearance of that original dream.