I came to Japan as a missionary about 8 years ago. I finished my term of service (plus a few extra, for a total of 4 1/2 years) and decided to stay longer in Japan. I then worked as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) public Jr. High Schools and Elementary Schools. From April 2011, I began once again to work for the Japan Lutheran Church as a special church worker teaching English at a church in Northern Tokyo. I come from the great state of Texas. I enjoy many things and have a wide range of interests. Most of all, I want to serve God. After that I pursue my interests on a first come, first served basis. I enjoy being weird and different. I strive to exercise my imagination and creativity. I have more opinions than is entirely healthy for any one person, and I am more than willing to share them. My sense of humor is odd, and leans heavily towards sarcasm. I have been called a nutbar. Randomness is a way of life. Yes, I am strange. But God loves me anyways.