She's spent her entire life following her family's rules. Now she's a thousand miles from home, and nobody is there to tell her what to do.

She's spent her entire life following her family's rules. Now she's a thousand miles from home, and nobody is there to tell her what to do.

Leaving Japan for an American university was supposed to be about getting a good education. Study hard, behave properly, make her family proud, and return home with a bright future. Simple enough.

Then she meets her roommates.

One loves parties, another survives on instant noodles and terrible decisions, and the third somehow manages to be the only sane person in the apartment. They swear too much, stay up too late, and treat things her parents would consider scandalous as completely ordinary.

For the first time in her life, she's free to make her own choices.

But what happens when she discovers a world her family never prepared her for? First parties. First crushes. Embarrassing misunderstandings. Late-night conversations. Friendships she never expected. And the terrifying realization that she might not want to become the person everyone back home expects her to be.

She's about to discover that growing up is complicated, freedom is messy, and American college students are absolutely ridiculous.

**A new country. New people. A thousand unexpected experiences.**

And for once, the next chapter is hers to write.

A Thousand Miles from Home