Edward

About Me:

I live in Hyogo, but I can guide in Kobe, Himeji, Kyoto, etc. Hyogo is a good location to see the sights of old Kansai. What can I say about myself. I was born in Indianapolis 1981 and raised in equal parts Indiana and Michigan. I studied philosophy at Indiana University. Graduated 2006. I moved to Japan in 2008. I’ve loved, I’ve lost…and I live to love and lose another day. Sometimes, I make movies. Sometimes, I make music. Sometimes, I write. A life without art is a life wasted. Some of my stranger hobbies include studying cosmology and advanced physics. I am Taoist (道家). I love books. My top 5 authors are: Murakami Haruki, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, Ernest Hemingway, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I love movies. My top 5 directors are: Park Chan-wook, Terry Gilliam, Kurosawa Akira, Ridley Scott, and Alfred Hitchcock. I love music. My top 5 artists are: Beck, Radiohead, David Bowie, Paul Simon, and Tom Waits. My family, my friends, and my students are my highest priorities. My life began when I stopped trying to control it. And so it goes… “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu