Hello. My name is Joanne (Jo) Shipp and I’ve been a chlorofile for 1 year and 3 months now.

Where do you live in Aomori?
Kanita Machi-- 1/2 hour North of Aomori on Mutsu Bay

Where are you from?
Blackpool, U.K.

Where were you born?
A Hospital in London

What do you like the most about yourself?
Able to laugh at myself

What don't other people like about you?
Too Bossy

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Staying here for a second year

What is your greatest extravagance?
My international phone bill

What is your favorite journey?
Koblenz - Maine (Germany) along the Rhine by train in sunny weather

What is your greatest fear?
Having my civil liberties/freedom taken away from me

Which living person do you most admire?
My mum--The original spice girl

Which living person do you most despise?
Margaret Thatcher--for destroying U.K. Society as we know it

What trait do you most deplore in others?
Insincere Sincerity

On what occasion do you lie?
"Eigo ha jouzu desu ne!"

What is your greatest regret?
That I didn't swear/tell my ex-JTE from hell what I thought of him

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Un, so desu ne"

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My ever-so-slim waistline

What is the quality you most like in a man? Humor/sincerity

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Ditto

Who or what is the greatest love of your life? Unrequited

What is your most treasured possession?
My car

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
That they send me English chocolate bars more often

What do you most value in your friends?
reliability

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
Squirrel--So I can hibernate in the Winter

How would you like to die?
With a huge grin on my face

What is your motto?
Be true to yourself