HEADSPACE

BORN: July 3rd 1980 in Hannover, Germany

DEGREES:
BA in Japanese studies, University of Stirling, Scotland, 2000-2004
MA in interpreting & translating, university of bath, uk, 2005-2006

LIVED IN: Canada, UK, Spain

LIVE IN: Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

LIKE: seals, Jackie Chan, Haruki Murakami

DON’T LIKE: lazing about, whiners, earthworms in my field of vision

LIVE BY: aikido, karate, art, zen, utilitarianism

WORKED AS: assistant director, translator, pole dancer, script writer, interpreter, show ninja, German teacher, media project manager, english teacher, sports model

INTO: martial arts, dancing, circus arts, baking, fitness, literature, languages, cultures, travelling, WRITING

It was May. According to the Daily Yomiuri foot-and-mouth disease had befallen the cows and pigs of Miyazaki prefecture, and there was a vet shortage. This brought me back to my st... READ...

I got off at Osaka-jō-kōen, the big park around the castle. Very soon, cherry blossoms were expected to color this stretch of land pink, erupting into fountains of roseate spring... READ...

I can hear his howl as soon as I walk in. He must have smelled my perfume since we passed Otsu on the motorway. He greets me with an ecstatic wag. Half his body has become tail, sh... READ...

When we rise from the heavy warmth of our futons, it is past pure powder tracks. But we are out for fun. We groove down warm up runs on the Gelaende, carve up a fiery race through ... READ...

Our winter tires take us safely into Nozawa Onsen and through its slushy ups and downs, narrow lanes full of other tourists looking for pubs, dreaming of powder, and locals clearin... READ...

We visit the monkeys first. A large banner reads: Jigoku Dani Yaen Koen – Hell’s Valley Wild Monkey Park. Entrance 1.6 km, ca 25 min. The second kanji in ‘koen’ –... READ...

Frothy milk and creamy latte from my personal plastic cup. Morning joy. With a side of Daily Yomiuri. WORLD. Port-au-Prince. 100,000 thought dead in Haiti. People loot toothpaste t... READ...