CURRENT MISSION

travel, making foot prints in extrodinary places

ABOUT ME

damn.. its always awkward to talk about your self to a website so im just gonna list some general things that are important or intrest me: friends, healthy debates, global politics, documentaries, cooking, seafood, sushi, strange foods, a good beer, soccer, traveling, history, cultures, meeting people with interesting lives and open minds. backpacking, art, human justice, liberation movements, genealogy, sociology, couchsurfing, nature, amazing views.

Interests

getting into the culture that surrounds me.

• arts
• culture
• documentaries
• seafood
• cooking
• beer
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• soccer
• genealogy
• history
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Aaron Neville, Al Green, Bebel Gilberto, Beenie Man, , Sam Cook, Bob Marley, Coldplay, Corinne Bailey Rae, Diana Krall, Ella Fitzgeral, Louis Armstrong, Gang Star, Gil Scott-Heron, K'naan Hieroglyphics, India Arie, Tracy Coleman, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, John Coltrane, John Legend, Kanye, Lauryn Hill, Maroon 5, Marvin Gaye, Maxwell, Miles Davis, Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Nina Simone, Outkast, Goodie Mob, Portishead, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Remy Shand, Roots, Sade, Santana, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Talib Kweli, U2, Wyclef, 3 Doors Down

BOOKS: News and most anything dealing with history, society, culture, and politics

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visiting the the ground zero of the atomic bomb site in Hiroshima. i was lucky enough to meet a survivor of the time and considering the background of myself being a half American half Japanese decedent i felt a deep connection to the improvement of humanity and forgiveness from others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, South Korea, United States