CURRENT MISSION explore, eat, conquer ABOUT ME I love traveling because it reintroduces me to beauty of the world. It reminds me of how little I really need to enjoy myself. It gives me appreciation, a reason to look at things in a new light, a sense of compassion... A means to meet new people, share ideas, laughs, drinks, memories... I am bewildered by how often I am given kindness by strangers. I find it hard to believe I have met so many nice people on my travels, yet in this same world, there is so much pain and suffering. So, basically, I hope to improve the ratios little by little!! I am a big person for gratitude. I never let a day go by without being grateful for everything I have. I think this is a very important practice everyone should have! Life is random. It's all what you make of it. After University, I traveled around the world for 9+ months. I spent 3 months enjoying Tokyo life, and decided I didn't want to leave!! I found a job and switched my tourist visa to a 5 year working visa, and I have been here ever since ^^! I've had a great life so far! I love dogs and football. I have the best dog in the world, his name is Frodo and he is a Yorkshire terrier. If you met him, you'd love him. Unfortunately he does not like footballs. PHILOSOPHY There is not self improvement without reflection "To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But, then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer, to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love, to be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy, therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness" ~~~~ "If not now, when?"