Bilingual in Japanese (reading, writing, speaking).  Recently found my creative spirit through ceramics.  Born Jewish, spent my early adulthood an Atheist, and now in mid-life am a Buddhist (and very content with it!).  Love nature, hiking and trying (not too hard) to lead a stress-reduced life.  Like anything LOHAS (Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability) related.  More and more hating anything globalist in nature (Starbucks, MacDonalds, convenience stores - they all look the same) and loving anything that has individuality (corner shops run by ageing couples, coffee shops that look as they'll never make a profit, etc.).

That's enough about me for now.