About

This blog is about mine and my family’s journey from suburban America to rural Japan.

About Us:

Me: Salary Man come Revolutionary, I am giving up career and comforts to take an incredible risk with my family, all in the name of living according to my ideals

TLG: “The Lovely General” is the captain of our ship. She was instrumental in getting me to make this move. If not for her I would not have had the strength to do it. She has her own reasons as well, since our new home is her ancestral home, and that played the biggest role in deciding where to go.

The Kids:

MB: “My Boy” is my oldest child (turning 7 in 2011), and loves legos, star wars, camping and hiking, playing piano and wants to raise rabbits. He is so much like me as a boy it is frightening sometimes.

LP1: “Little Princess 1” is my oldest daughter (turning 5 in 2011), she loves ballet, babies and anything related to princesses. She is very caring, observant, and creative, and likes to take the lead.

LP2: “Little Pricess 2” is my youngest (turning 3 in 2011), she is the gymnast, and enjoys playing with her siblings, climbing on things, going fast, and jumping high. She is fearless.

How it all started:

It started with an idea nearly 6 years ago, to live a more independent, self-sufficient life in a rural location. The idea churned in our minds for a long time as a sort of escapist dream. Then TLG started getting homesick, and as time went on it caused a lot of stress in the household. Similarly I was having a philosophical tug of war in my own mind that was only adding fuel to the fire. In late June of 2011, we finally decided to act.

This blog will document that story.