CURRENT MISSION

To see the world, meet new friends, try weird and wonderful food and drinks, gain new insights, and be amazed at all of the beauty that exists in this world

ABOUT ME

I'm an English Teacher in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan at the moment. I love music (especially the kind that has the ability to make me dance or sing even when I'm alone), books (the classics are my favorites), fresh air and cycling around town (and being in nature in general), organic and local farm food and wine (I'm not a great cook now but I'd like to learn more), and meeting people from around the world.

Interests

music, books, good food and wine, traveling, conservation and ecotourism, bicycles, festivals, languages and cultures, people watching, walking, photography, sharks, and meeting people with passion and ideas

• humanities
• books
• singing
• photography
• beauty
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• scuba diving
• teaching
• languages
• ecotourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Cat Power, Broken Social Scene, Ray Charles, Radiohead, Belle and Sebastian, Andrew Bird, Bob Marley, Edith Piaf, Iron and Wine, The Smiths...
Books: Walden, Watchmen, A Moveable Feast, Still Life With Woodpecker, Out of Africa, The Idiot
Movies: I Heart Huckabees, Royal Tenenbaums, Woody Allen movies, Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went scuba diving off the Turks & Caicos islands and it was one of the most thrilling and amazing experiences, I cant wait to do it again