Hello and welcome to marakas69!

I am Marakas and this is my personal blog site and online home.

I have had a bit of an unusual life:

I was born in Iran to an English father and Swedish mother, lived in Sweden and then grew up in England. I now live in Tokyo, Japan.

I can speak almost-fluent Japanese and English and have studied French and German in highschool.

My goal in writing this blog is to make friends with people from all over the world. I don’t care what culture you come from or how old you are - I want to do my bit to bring as many different people together as I can. Every body is welcome!

If you want to get involved, or even if you just want to practice your English or learn some Japanese then read some of my blog entries and leave a comment, or you can send me a message directly, I promise to reply to every message I receive!

And, for those of you who are interested, here is a little bit more about me..

Age : 30

Profession: Programmer

Hobbies: Meeting new people, Illustrator, graphic design, animation, music, running, swimming, travel.

Favorite drink: Depends on my mood - Petite Shiraz Californian Red wine or Asahi Super Dry lager

Favorite food : Curry rice or hamburgers