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You will not believe some of the things I have done. I was a real dope most of my life. Just ask anyone who knew me! I've done stuff not many would ever think of doing. And for some reason I was also lucky enough to have come out smelling like a rose. I was childish, arrogant, conceited, lazy (I WAS goodlooking). Basically, it took me a long time to grow up. Truth is I'm probably not there yet. And now I live in Japan. Miwako and I run a small English teaching service which we started in 1994. In these podcasts I tell stories of my life in the different places I have lived: Michigan, Colorado, Hawaii and finally Japan.
IN A NUTSHELL...I was born 3/6/52 in Detroit, Mi, USA. I graduated college with a degree in Math/computer science from my second college. I CANNOT work with people. I was saved by John. Moved to Colorado 1978 then to Maui 1979 then to Japan 1984 leaving chaos in my wake. I married Miwako 1988. We have 2 daughters, 3 grandkids. We own and operate the RAM English service established 1994. My school + kindergarten and private lessons. At 74 still teaching and trying to make a living best I can.

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