I have always been a bit of an oddball. My friends and family often say that I am the glue that holds our little group together. Without me, everything would fall apart! But in reality, I feel like I'm just holding on for dear life sometimes. My parents were hippies who loved nothing more than to travel around the world and experience new cultures. They took me with them wherever they went, so I grew up traveling from place to place. It was an amazing childhood but also very unstable.

As a result of all this moving around, I never really had the chance to put down roots anywhere. I bounced between different schools every year or two, making it hard for me to make long-lasting friendships or fit in with any particular group. And even though my parents were super supportive and loving, they also instilled in me a sense of restlessness and wanderlust that has followed me into adulthood.

I ended up studying art history at university because I had always been drawn to the works of Japanese artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige. There was something about their use of color and light that really spoke to me. After graduating, I decided to move to Tokyo to immerse myself in the culture that I loved so much. That's where I've been living for the past few years now. It's been a real adventure - I'm constantly discovering new things about this city and meeting people from all walks of life. But it can also be pretty overwhelming at times,