My Mediterranean Dream World

A young Westerner travels to Japan in the early 1980s and falls in love with the country, its people, and life in the region. What begins as a short visit turns into a decades long stay filled with teaching, travel, relationships, and adventure across East Asia. As the years pass, both he and the region change. Eventually, unable to sustain the life he once knew, he realizes it is time to leave. With nothing waiting for him in the United States, he instead inherits a share of property in Italy, his ancestral homeland. ... Read More

A young Westerner travels to Japan in the early 1980s and falls in love with the country, its people, and life in the region. What begins as a short visit turns into a decades long stay filled with teaching, travel, relationships, and adventure across East Asia. As the years pass, both he and the region change. Eventually, unable to sustain the life he once knew, he realizes it is time to leave. With nothing waiting for him in the United States, he instead inherits a share of property in Italy, his ancestral homeland. Relocating there, he builds a new life among locals, using his experience in Asia to help attract visitors and support small tourism businesses. Living alone but surrounded by friends, he becomes a storyteller, sharing memories of his extraordinary past while quietly rediscovering meaning in the present. Read Less