In August, 1999, I had the opportunity to visit Japan, supposedly for three months. I enjoyed it so much that I found ways to extend the visit. As of late February, 2000, I'm still here, and still having a great time.

I've made an effort from time to time to document my escapade, and hopefully have recorded some fun and interesting observations. Initially, I had a lot of time to make my journals, but as time went on I found myself too busy to make the daily effort. That's not an indication of loss of interest at all. On the contrary.

Note that there was a lot of misunderstanding, particularly at the beginning of these journals. I considered correcting the journals to reflect actual truths, but then decided not to let the truth interfere with a good story, even if the story's not that good. Select a link below to begin reading...