Sushi Zume Tokyo

Some stuff about me…

1. I live in Tokyo, Japan.

2. I have lived in Tokyo for more than 5 years. The key to longevity with my lover Tokyo is getting out as often as possible so I have ventured to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Tasmania, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, Paris, Rome, Venice, Athens, Barcelona, Ibiza, Paros, Mykonos, Santorini, San Francisco, Thailand plus a tiny bit of Japan in that time. Where should I go next?

3. I am a hoop dancer, like the real deal that is what I do. I am a hoop dance teacher, performer and lover.

4. I have one sister who lives in London, sometimes I wish she chose Tokyo instead.

5. I am in love with the sweetest boy in the world.

6. I think all forms of animal meat are disgusting and very stinky.

7. I am hooked on banana, mango and spinach smoothies.

8. I rarely put things back where they belong.

9. I am O blood type, in Japan that means a lot (and apparently explains why I am so messy)

10. My birthday is January 7, 1977. I always thought that was kind of special but secretly wished I was born 7-7-77…how cool would that be?

11. After being a full time primary school teacher for many, many years I left the classroom for the dance floor and office world of online street fashion.

12. I love Summer. Winter makes me a little grumpy.

13. I get nervous filling in forms.

14. I have post office phobia.

15. I have been to Ibiza and did all the things that Ibizians do! (Wish I lived there!)

16. I am in love with colorful and vibrant women.

17. Funky house music, with just the right beat gives me shivers of pure joy!

18. I love to dance, I have always loved to dance.

19. I have multiple personality handwriting. It can go from well rounded and alluring to scratchy and rancid.

20. I am a daydreamer. It works out well for me!

21. I cannot wear high heels even though I think they are stunning. (but I have been practicing a little)

22. I think that all sickness is a direct result of our emotions and thoughts.

23. Red eyeliner has always been my thing but I have never worn red lipstick.

24. I cut my own hair but I have never cut another person’s hair.

25. I am a shop owner. Masao and I own and run Tokyo Made. We launched the online community February 14, 2007. ( I like that date a lot, looks good!)

26. I always knew my 30s would be great but not this great!

27. I have three tattoos. One in the middle of my shoulder blades that I dreamed of during a Reiki session many years ago. After having the strong visual I went to work then next morning and opened up a new shipment of books, the book on top was a book about angels and had the exact same heart with wings I had seen animated the afternoon before. It is a heart with wings which I now know it to be the sufi symbol, proof that I was destined to spin. On my inside right wrist I have the seed of life symbol, resembling creation and hoops and on my right wrist I have the word love stitched into my skin in red ink. Hoop love.

28. The thing I love most about living in Tokyo is that it is very safe (except for the earthquakes) I enjoy the freedom.

29. I stay up late, really late.

30. I get nervous when I am on stage and it is not because people are watching me it is because I am scared of heights. I like to have my feet on the Earth.

31. I cannot remember the last time I ate fast food, probably some pizza about 3 years ago. However fast drinks are definitely my thing, I love a good juice bar or smoothie joint. If only there were more of them in Tokyo. Vending machines on every corner but not much int he way of freshness. I recently found a great juice bar on a train platform and squealed with delight…raspberry smoothie to go!

32. I love when men wear pink. I think the pink for girls and blue for boys people got it all back to front.

33. I am a dragon. A double dragon in fact, an astrological label I share with Dr. Seuss.

34. I love ice, the frozen water variety.

35. I love glitter and use it in some form everyday.

36. I have a wardrobe filled with pink, a color I shunned as a little girl.

37. I have recently made friends with fire and it has opened a whole new world. Fire hooping, fire spinning and fire eating. Hot stuff!

38. I have a thing for gaudy, over the top head dresses. There are a few show girl type shops in Harajuku that I am hooked on. I stroll in far too often and just stand staring at the beaded, feathered, sparkling monstrosities. Bangkok makes me gaga! Those lady boys have got it too good!

39. I am a visual learner. I absorb in visuals and I release in visuals. I have learned from this that making a visual of what I want in my head works wonders for creating it. Being a day dreamer now has a whole new meaning.

40. I have super rad friends who do cool stuff!

41. I went to university for a while but it all seems like a blur, light years ago. I came away with a degree in Marketing and HR as well as a Degree in Education. I guess they came in handy.

Now tell me a little something about you…