Hello all,

My name is Cedric. I live in Hawaii where I work as a CNA. I work with in-house patients as well as hospitalized patients. I’m also a writer. Now-a-days,I write short stories, mostly drama and some comedy. I plan to begin writing scripts at some poiint because I love movies and would someday like to see my writing on the Big Screen. I’m also attempting to write a novel based on relationships.

I’m a simple guy who likes to travel. I’ve been to Japan, China, Tahiti, Bermuda, Canada and pretty much all over the United States. So far, Japan is my favorite. I visited Osaka in 2005. I lived there with a family for two months, helping to build a playground, go out in the community to help feed the homeless and to get to know as many people as I could. I went to Kyoto with a friend and actually saw a television drama being filmed. It was so exciting! I really liked that fact that one of the actors, after undergoing several takes for a scene, spent some time talking to my friend and I about his likes and dislikes about the scene and how hot he was in character. He wore a lot of clothes for this scene so I could imagine he was uncomfortable. I thought every scene went well though. Would you believe, not too far away from the studio, Tom Hanks, an American actor, was having tea at a cafe. It would have been nice to meet him as well.

I really enjoy the Japanese culture. I think citizens in Japan are really nice and openhearted. Whenever I got lost, no matter where I was in Osaka, I was always helped by a pedestrian either at the train station or walking along a sidewalk. I was always greeted with a smile. Making friends was very easy which made me feel right at home. To tell the truth, I didn’t want to leave Japan and come back to Hawaii. Hopefully soon I will be able to visit Japan again; which is the reason I am trying to learn the Japanese language now. I can understand very little Japanese, but I know that someday I will speak it fluently.

I also have to say, I love Japanese food. i went to a Sushi bar at least two times a week. I like the way the food is portioned in small dishes. They keep me from over eating. I also think Japanese fashion is pretty cool. And the cars I saw there, wow, I was impressed. One car that I would like to own at some point in my life is a Lexus. My friend and I went to a Lexus dealer and I must have sat in every car in the showroom. I wanted to test drive one, but I didn’t have an international license. Next time I will and I will drive a Lexus. I will also try a hot spring and go to Mt. Fuji. I didn’t have much time on my last visit to do this so they will be on the top of my list next time. Maybe I’ll even fly first class, too: -)

Well, I’d better stop here. I know this must be too long by now. Hey, check out my next blog, it should be posted in the near future. Sayonara for now.

Cedric