Hello there, thank you for taking interest. I started this blog March of 2006, mainly to stay in touch with family and friends living abroad. I’m yet to convince my mother to learn the computer, but the blog technology has helped me keep in contact with people afar, and has also lead me to meet new people.

There’s something soothing about letting the pen / keyboard take control on an unbiased white canvas. Keeping this blog has kept me charged with a positive outlook on the world. I’m also surprised by how much I’m helped by the notion that you’re there. So, thank you.

Well, I scribbled my years on a back of a missed printout some time ago, trying to remember all that happened. I get dates, people and places mixed up easily, so this bio was written in part to set my memory straight.

—0 Born in Japan
—- Join my father on his walk across the Americas
—5 Live in England
—6 Move to Japan
—> Attend local Japanese public school
–10 Home stay in Canterbury, England to re-learn English
–11 Attend International School of Singapore (home stay with Chinese / Indian family)
–12 Attend United World College of South East Asia in Singapore (boarding school)
–13 Join my father on his mission in Barrow, Alaska
(Home stay with Inupiaq family and a large, welcoming Mormon family)
–14 Come home to Japan
—> Attend Nagoya International School
–15 Discontinue school. (Never went to high school)
—> Join my younger brother on his walk across India
–17 Take the GED & SAT; enter Sophia University in Tokyo
—> Sing in Jazz club
–18 Join theatre group (SMP)
—> Spend a summer at an orphanage in Mexico
–21 Graduate with BA in Political Science and minor in Religion
—> Pursue music while working at an event company in Tokyo.
–26 Join Tyler on his walk across Japan
—> Move to San Francisco
—> Pursue music
—28 Sadly broke up with Tyler. At the same time, former band 28people disintegrated.
—> Start working as an Executive Assistant at a start up company
—29 Making plans for a home with Paul
—>Change job to nanny
—>Form new rock band called New Killer Daze

Behind the scenes:

10 Why I was sent to England to relearn English—————

My father who is British did not speak Japanese. When I entered Japanese school, I forgot all my English. Hence for the first 4 years of my elementary school years, my father and I could not communicate.

11, 12 Why my parents sent me to school in Singapore——–

My father came across UWC, an international, artistic, environmental, adventurous boarding school. Although we lived on the borderline of poverty in Japan, they somehow managed to garner enough money to send me to a good school. I was lucky. (Or was I ‘good riddance’? Haha. Our home was kind of crazy then.)

13 Why Barrow Alaska?—————————————

Barrow is the most northern village in Alaska. When my dad finished his 7 year walk in Prudhoe Bay Alaska (where the road ended), he knew he had to come back to reach Barrow (even if there was no road leading him there). 8 years later, he found a reason to fully complete his walk to Barrow (on ice) and that was to apologize (for the history of atrocities) to the Native Peoples around the world. Many people helped him on his long walk, most of them were Native Peoples. He wanted to thank them. In any case, I followed him as a kid and ended up staying 6 more months in Barrow after my father went back to Japan.

15 Why I quit school——————————————

I was bored. Our studies concentrated around ‘how to get good grades’ and didn’t touch Life in any way. I once wrote a book report on a phone book (a full report!) and got an F because it wasn’t a proper book. I started rebelling by only doing homework that I liked doing and speaking my honest thoughts to teachers. My grades went from mostly A’s to mostly Fs’. By the end of middle school, I decided not to continue onto high school. Why bother when there is so much out there in the world to learn from! In the end, it turned out to be the best decision.

17 During the 1 1/2 years of freedom—————

Freedom was scary. I felt like I was swimming in a big dark ocean with no land in sight. I worked at a construction site, got my motorcycle license, read books, watched movies, blind folded myself for 24 hours, painted, sang. When my younger brother decided to walk across India, I made my way on his agenda. We were there for four months; he walked 1446km from Bombay to Madras, while I took care of luggage and lodging. On our journey, we welcomed his 15th birthday and my 17th. It was the greatest education.

17 Why I decided to go to University————————–

I wanted to study. I also had this ‘in your face’ attitude towards those who considered me a middle school drop out, and I wanted to prove them wrong. I was (still am) interested in politics and religion, and sought to be taught by people who knew. So I studied and took the GED and SAT, wrote an essay and got into Sophia University of Tokyo. While there, I sang with a jazz band and was also heavily involved with a theatre group. I eventually graduated with a BA in Political Science with a minor in Religion. All this was possible thanks to my grandparent’s financial support.

26 Move from Japan to San Francisco————————–

After college, I spent my years between Tokyo and Gifu. Working as an event coordinator opened my eyes to the greater workings of an adult society. I pursued different music projects and also traveled and visited orphanages abroad. When a Sony manager told me America was the place to be if I wanted to create original music, I decided to drop everything and fly.

30 Vision for the future————————–

Living in America through high tides of world affairs has created inside me a sense of urgency. I’ve been placed to rethink the most important things in life, which are safety, family and friends. In the long run, Paul and I plan to build a self sustainable home in a friendly community. Not sure where yet. I’d like to be a mother figure for many children who are without parents. We envision being together with people we love, helping each other nurture a simple but exciting life style, full of artful expression and appreciation for life. Little by little, we hope to realize this dream.