Travel in
my bones.
Japan in my heart.
22 years of Japan experience — lived, not just visited — and a clinical background that changes how I think about every itinerary I design.
Travel has been in my bones for as long as I can remember. Japan has been in my heart since 2004, when I moved there to teach English and fell completely in love with a country that rewards the curious, the patient, and the prepared.
Over 22 years of returning — to travel, to study, to wander — I built something rare: a deep, integrated understanding of Japan that no guidebook or package tour can replicate.
As a Speech-Language Pathologist of 16 years, I also brought a different lens to travel. I think carefully about how people communicate, process, and experience new environments. About what makes a journey feel overwhelming versus effortless. And I realized I could do something with all of that — not just for myself, but for others.
Wander Wide is the result. A travel advisory built on lived experience, clinical insight, and a genuine love of helping people discover Japan on their own terms.
Japan can feel intimidating.
That's exactly why I'm here.
My job is to handle everything that might worry you before it has a chance to. So by the time you land, the only thing left is to be present.
Everything is handled
before you arrive.
The Wander Wide Blueprint means the logistics are invisible by the time you get on the plane. Here's what's done before you touch down.
and start planning?
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