I’m always amazed at how other bloggers can maintain their blogs beautifully, keeping readers updated and posting new content consistently. Even after 3 years of blogging, I still find it hard to maintain a consistent flow on my blog – sometimes I’ll have enough material, sometimes I won’t. Or other times I have to prioritize … Continue Reading
The beginning of September marks the beginning of my 3rd year in Japan. Some of you may know that I moved to Japan from Southern California exactly 2 years ago to start a professional modeling career in Tokyo. And wow, has time flown by! There has, and will be many changes from here on … Continue Reading
Today, I attended church in Japan for the first time. I’ve been to church all of my childhood in California, but sort of stopped sometime during high school. If you are friends with me on Facebook or follow me on Instagram, you might know that I very recently became a Christian, and I really wanted … Continue Reading
I usually make my photos the main attraction for my posts, but today I feel like using my words as the focus of this post. Around noon, I went to the recording studio to finish recording a track that was postponed for quite a while for various reasons, one being my producer was busy with … Continue Reading
Here I am again, in my apartment in Japan, typing up my reflection of this past year. This year was crazier than last year, especially the last half of the year. As some of you may or may not know, my father passed away in August due to a tragic motorcycle accident. When I first … Continue Reading
These are just a few of the photos that were used in a video presentation at my father’s memorial service. Reminding myself that I won’t be able to see his beautiful blue eyes or his charming smile anymore is painful. I won’t even try to describe my feelings at the moment in a blog … Continue Reading
I know I’ve been very MIA this past week, and my apologies to everyone who’s been leaving me comments on my posts. My father passed away last Friday, and I had to fly back from Tokyo to LA immediately to be with my family. Yesterday, we had the memorial service at the church my … Continue Reading
It’s been a couple days since my birthday passed, but would just like to thank those of you who left me sweet birthday messages on my Facebook and Instagram. Thank you so much! I spent a relaxing birthday in Tokyo this year. My 22nd year was full of new experiences and people and I hope … Continue Reading
I went through some old photo albums at my grandparent’s house today and found these lovely treasures. Made me miss my mom so much. ママ大好きだよ！ Have a Happy Mother’s Day – show your mom the love she deserves!
I can’t believe I’m sitting here, in my tiny apartment in Tokyo, Japan, typing up a reflection of this past year. 2012 went by much too quickly, and for me, it was probably the biggest turning points in my life thus far. At the beginning of 2012, I was still an undergraduate at UCLA finishing up … Continue Reading
