Well, Im a halfie (Japanese/Italian), which is awesome because I have the best of both worlds when it comes to food; Sushi and Spaghetti.... MMMMM. I wanted to be a chef at one point, but then I realized that things wouldnt work out too well for me because I would probably eat the food, opposing to serving it to others. Oh well. And then mid way through high school,I was trying to take a short cut through one of the art rooms to my class, only to discover that the art teacher at the time was teaching his students how to develop negative strips, which then would be used to make photo prints. I was hooked. I've been taking photographs ever since. I wanted to be a professional photographer, but then gave up on the idea because first off, do you know how expensive SLR's are?! Also, the photography business is WAYYYY TOO COMPETITIVE for my liking. So these days I enjoy cooking AND photography as hobbies. :)