miromi

It’s really weird how the most unfair and negative experiences are the ones that push us through to do our greatest work. Funny, huh?

All that time alone was very nice for me.  It was time enough to find my center. There’s so much noise out there!

Oh yes, on my birthday I always listen to Nas.

Ten years ago  I took my first internatinal solo trip to Brazil. I discovered the Sepultura fan club, hung out on a Polish farm, danced until dawn to drum and bass with a gaggle of people, learned about drawing Brasilian graffiti and kept getting mistaken for a Brazilian girl because there were so many Japanese immigrants in Sao Paolo. It was the first time it dawned on me that I was free to live my life the way I wanted. That responsibility is very frightening and has both positive and negative consequences.  It was a wonderful, beautiful time that led to many other adventures and people in foreign lands.

I was very naive but also not at all jaded. I think the next ten years are going to be really fun, and I hope I can retain that sense of hope and wonder despite my age. I see so many older people  dismissing new ideas  or trying to kill off the dreams of those around them… and I’m making a very conscious decision not to become like that. It’s very important to be alive.

Keep on moving!