I AM ME!!!

Nah I’m just kidding. My name is Kenji, born in Maryland and raised in the suburbs of Washington DC, Fairfax VA. I graduated from high school in 2003, and should’ve graduated college 2007, but as we all know, things don’t necessarily go as we all expect things to.

After high school i started the “NoVA” plan; which means I entered Northern Virginia Community College with hopes of getting a high enough GPA to transfer out to a better school. The problem with the NoVA plan though, is that not a lot of people actually make it through the first year. Such as myself. A few semesters at NoVA and I felt as if I would never make it out of there. I don’t know how many people would agree or disagree with me, but I felt NVCC was a place where enthusiastic plans for a better future go to die.

I eventually just stopped attending classes because I couldn’t find parking. (I wish this was a joke, but it’s not.)

After about a year of play and a lot of worry from my family, It was suggested to me that I stop my reckless lifestyle and go to Japan to straighten up. I love Japan, and I especially love Okinawa, the island of my ancestors, so I took the deal and moved Okinawa over three years ago. Once I got here I studied for a bit at UMUC, a college on an American military base in Okinawa, but after finding out about Ryukyu University’s Japanese program, I took a break from my bach degree program and decided to study Japanese at Ryukyu University.

And now, two and a half years later, I am back at UMUC; working towards a bachelors degree in information technology.

My hobbies:
・I love playing the sanshin, a three stringed “banjo” like instrument; the backbone of all traditional Okinawan music.
・If I’m not busy, then I am usually gaming on my Wii, PS2, DS or computer.
・Fixing and building things. I enjoy working with my hands, and I’ve probably made thousands of origami figures and modules.
・Even though I’m not a brilliant photographitaker, photography is also one of my passions.