MEET JR

Raised on a ranch in Colorado, JR Daeschner won a Fulbright Scholarship to Latin America after university and gained firsthand experience of carnival, cholera and military coups. Between blackouts and water shortages, he also freelanced for the New York Times.

He later worked on Fleet Street and Wall Street, with stints in Mexico, Brazil and Peru before putting down roots in Britain and writing his first book about his adopted home, True Brits: A Tour of 21st Century Britain in all its Bog-Snorkelling, Gurning and Cheese-Rolling Glory.

When not Shin Kicking or Arse Blowing, JR endeavours to live as quiet a life as possible.

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