As I recall, I`ve always openly expressed my disgust for Las Vegas. Well, that has now come to an end, as I am now currently living in Japan pursuing my career in Japanese drumming. Of course, I`m not travelling around Japan learning the ways of the drum as of yet.

After I graduated from UNLV the winter of 2007, I applied for a program called the JET Programme (Japanese Exchange Teaching). Fast-forward to present, I`m now an ALT (Ass`t Language Teacher) in the southern area of Kyoto prefecture in Japan. I`ll be teaching little kids English while I learn Japanese.

Off and on, I hope to travel throughout Japan in search for more taiko skills (considering I`ve been playing taiko since I was 14 years old - it would be dumb if I didn`t learn anything).

Life is COMPLETELY different here, but it`s definitely a change from my life in Vegas. I feel like I belong here in this moment in time. God has a path for me to follow. I`m gonna follow it.

Let`s see where I go from here...