About

My name is Sheila Burt. This is a blog about Chicago and Japan.  The word inaka means countryside in Japanese. I am an Assistant Language Teacher in rural Japan and a freelance journalist.  Prior to starting my position in Japan, I was a freelance journalist for the Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago and the Daily Southtown (now the SouthtownStar).  I also completed a six-month research project/internship for Crain’s Chicago Business in 2010.  I studied print journalism with a concentration in sociology and a minor in American history at Northwestern University. Some of my favorite stories involve the American Dream — seeing when it succeeds, and when it fails, turning into what one of my professors in college called “The American Nightmare.” Born in Evergreen Park, Ill., I am currently based in Namerikawa, Japan. E-mail me at smburt@gmail.com, and follow me on Twitter @smburt.

こんにちは！私の名前はバートシーラです。私は英語の先生とジャーナリストです。アメリカから来ました。今滑川に住んでいます。これはシカゴと日本に好いてのブログです。どうぞよろしくおねがいします。