Blog Posts

  • Frustrations and Realizations

    Frustrations and Realizations

    The path starts here. Read more

  • Why Are You Where You Are?

    Why Are You Where You Are?

    Why did I come to Japan? What a difficult question. And I get asked it every day. How often do you get asked, “why are you where you are?” Strange to actually think about, isn’t it? In one sense, I made a decision to come here, so here I am. But in another, there was Read more

  • When Everything Changed

    When Everything Changed

    There was a certain point during all of this that I will always remember… Read more

  • My First Day in Japan

    I had planned to move to Asia for a long time before things finally came together. A few months ago, I accepted a job in Japan, and hoped to escape the Canadian winter. But, unfortunately, I sat around waiting through the cold as the paperwork process took much longer than expected. I went for months Read more

  • The World as We Know It (Part 1)

    The World as We Know It (Part 1)

    Nothing is as it seems; nor is it otherwise. Read more

  • 18 Months

    My Grandfather’s World War II Story Read more