I was born and raised in Niigata, a regional city in Japan. During my childhood, my grandfather, who had worked at a chemical plant in Algeria, had a home lined with scorpion specimens from the Sahara Desert and bottles of Napoleon whiskey. He often shared stories of far-off lands, weaving French words into his tales. 

That was the spark that ignited my deep fascination with world history and global cultures.   

Rather than going to the same place, meeting the same people, and doing the same work every single day, my driving force is the desire for experiences that broaden my perspective and satisfy my curiosity.   

We all die someday. That is precisely why I want to see and experience as much of the vast world as possible before my time comes, rather than spending a whole life making narrow judgments inside a confined community.