I recently moved from San Diego, California to Osaka, Japan to teach English with my girlfriend. I'm an avid marathon runner and hope to run as many as a I can here in Japan and the surrounding Asian countries. I enjoy traveling and Japan has more than enough for a History buff such as myself to keep me very busy. I dabble in photography I particularly like creating HDR photos that blur the line between the real and surreal. I love music from classical and traditional rarities to bay area hip hop to death metal. I came to Japan to explore the natural beauty by hiking and and sightseeing as much as possible.