SometimesImeetapersonwhosays"IvehadsomanyiingexperiehatIwritelotsofbooksaboutthem."IthinkIveheardquiteafewpeoplesaythesamethingespeciallysinceIcamehere.ThisdoeshatAmerissaysuchathing,butthatmanyJapaneselivinginAmericaoftendo.Whattheysaymightbeprobablytrue,becauseitsquitechallengingtoliveawayfromtheirhometry,andtheymusthaveenteredvariouskindsofexghappeningsinthistry.Itsquitenaturalthattheyshouldhaveastrongwishtotelltheirstorytosomeoneelse.

    Ofcourse,Idontknowiftheyarereallygoingtowritetheirownnovelssomeday.ButIlysaythisafterall;despitethebackgroundasawriterwhohaswrittenquiteanumberofnovelssofar,Ivealmostneverhadany"trulyexg"isinmyprivatelife.NodoubtImighthavehadsomethiingasapersonlivingmorethan40years,suchasmeetingastrangeandmysteriouspersonorbeilyshockedbyasuddengeofdestiny.Somememory,Ittellyouwhatitisthough,makesmesmileandsomestillmakesmesosore.ThrillingthingsoncequiveredmewithexcitemehelessIguessyoumustalsohavegohroughsuchthingsasIhaveexperienmylife.Iveanyonewhobesaidtohaveexperienced"suunbelievablehappeningasnooneeverhadeveninthislargeworld."IfIwerequiteastraowritingnovelsandaskedifIdeclaretopeoplethat"Ivegotsomuchstockofiingtopiywriting,"thenmyahisquestionwillbe"No."Definitely"No."WhatIcoulddoisjustfessholythat"Mylifewassomewhatiinginitsway,butnotiingenoughtowriteanovelaboutit."

    Forallthis,inaveryrareoccasioumbleuponpeoplewhoenteredincredibleexperiehisworld.Iliketheirstorytellingsinceab