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The Difficult Challenge of Living in Japan as a Foreginer
My Life is More Interesting Than I Thought It Was In my last post, I wrote about my yearly review and what…
A Year as a Tour Leader
Embarking on this journey as a tour leader in Japan has been both exhilarating and challenging. As I approached my eight-month mark,…
Where do you See Yourself in Ten Years?
Where do you see yourself in ten years? What a question. I’m not a master of long-term planning. What I thought my…
Ikigai, Kaizen, & Seeking a Different Plane of Reality
This blog post will start like many others I’ve written. My search to find “It”—the ever elusive spice of life, the flow,…
Microsoft Sharepoint, Automation, and Lists
When I’m not being an amazing tour guide I sit in my comfy place. . . behind my computer. Many of you…
Balancing Life’s Complexity: How to Stop Making It So Complicated
The world around us is growing increasingly complex. How do I go about balancing life’s complexity? As I get older, it’s becoming…
Faith in the Flaws: Creating with Authenticity
“People want to judge you based on what you’ve done before, but they don’t know what you’re capable of down the line”…
How to Race With Almost No Money
In a post earlier this week I shared my experience driving to a local mountain pass with my friends. Despite feeling increasingly…
There’s Simply Too Much Wonder in Japan
I just finished another group tour with my current company 80 Days Japan. These intense two-week tours cover much of the country…
Ikigai Wings to Fly and The Love of Drive
Due to my love of Japan and Japanese Philosophy, I’m sure I’ve written about Ikigai before. Ikigai is Japanese for the reason…