Change can be a scary thing at times. Other times it can be en extremely good thing. Sometimes change is a very necessary thing. ...

Just a couple of pictures I took yesterday in Osaka (where I work). A small butterfly enjoying a flower and a cool little alleyway.

I have been in Japan for 5 years and in Asia since 2002. During my time here, I've met a lot of really amazing people, but I have to adm...

T-minus 6 days. That's the due date of my second child. If she comes then, I'll be home with my family during Golden Week. If she co...

I haven't been running much lately. If you at all follow my blog, you know I am a runner. I suppose lately I've been a non-practicin...

I saw something pretty cool today. I suppose it was a cool thing because of the positive outcome. I saw something I've never seen during...

Nasty, Nasty Trains in Japan So here's the deal. April 1st marked the new fiscal year in Japan. I live in Japan and recently changed j...

Late last year and earlier this year I began writing about raising my son to be a bilingual child. His first language, Japanese, was progres...

Last Friday I met up with my friend John to do some hiking north of Osaka. He was visiting from the U.S. and wanted to show me the Minoh Wat...

Long time, no see! I'm alive and doing well and still in Japan of course. I've long been neglecting this blog for far too long. Th...