I was an exchange student to Japan with EIL in my third year of high school. I experienced a world beyond my own, and had, to say the least, the time of my life, returning several times. My last trip lasted 25 years.
DocD's Life List
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1. I want to get a publisher for one of the books I'm writing.
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2. Eliminate religious programs from television
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3. I want an avacado plantation
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4. I want to study painting in Ubud on Bali
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5. I want to be immune to the stings of jellyfish
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6. I want to learn the truth about Roswell, UFOs and aliens
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7. I want to go to Scotland, see Nessie and eat hagus
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8. Design a house, garden and outside hot springs bath for a plot of land I have on a side of a mountain near Aomori City in north Japan
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9. I want to get my mojo workin'
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10. I want to go to New Orleans and pay a voodoo witch to remove a curse that's been plaguing me for years.
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11. I want a chauffeur
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12. I want to laugh with my friends
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13. Oh, to be on the sea
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14. I'll tell you one thing...Then I'll tell you another
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15. I want to try every beer in the world
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16. I want to stand at the bottom of a rainbow and shower in colors
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17. I want to visit my brother in Ulan Batar and ride camels with him in the Gobi. He aint heavy.
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18. I want to get out of Dodge
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19. I want to find Captain Kidd's treasure
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20. I want to meet a beautiful Balinese dancer.
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21. I want to see the dragons on Komodo.
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22. I want to own a winery in Napa Valley
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23. I want to meet a beautuful girl from Kentucky whose family raises thoroughbreds
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24. I want to trek the Anapurna Sanctuary
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25. I want to be a regular in another TV series, but this time one where I really show off my acting ability.
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26. I want to win an EMMY,
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27. I want to trek into the jungles of Sumatra in search of (and find) the elusive raffalasia.
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28. I want to go back in time and meet Vincent Van Gogh, befriend him and be the subject of one of his paintings.
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30. I want to speak fluently every language of the world, including those of the animals.
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31. I want to be a botanist.
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32. I want to own a B&B in Calistoga.
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33. I want to enter the annual run up Tokyo Tower.
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34. I want to hire a maid who will clean the house and pick up after me.
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35. I want my own TV cooking show.
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36. I want to buy a condo on Koh Samui (or maybe just land, and I'll design a house and garden).
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37. I want a monkey.
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38. I want to get to Manihiki atoll and swim with a mermaid.
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39. I want to move to Singapore
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How I did it: After a two week orientation and language study at a school in northern Cali with other students from all over the US who were also going to Japan, my group of 10 jetted to Tokyo, then our home-stay destination of Kofu City in Yamanashi prefecture, each of us to a different family. At first it was somewhat of a culture shock, but I gradually settled in to my family and the differences in language, food, dress, TV, etc began to seem … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I was in every play in high school. I won our best actor award. I acted in professional theater during high school and university where I received a degree in dramatic arts. Moved to Hollywood and got into General Hospital soap opera. Joined Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA. Acted in a number of films and TV productions. Moved to Tokyo where I acted in Tokyo's Broadway plays, films, TV dramas, commerc… Read how I did it…
The biggest flower in the world. And stinkiest. It is said to smell like decaying flesh and is covered in flies which help pollinate it.
I work for Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks on Oahu. Sometimes I guide Japanese tourists out to the nearby small islands for an eco tour. This is one of the best kayaking areas in Hawaii. I’ve also kayaked in Thailand, etc. Here are a few shots. This first one is off of Koh Samui Island in the sourthern gulf of Thailand. Little Matlang island is upper left.




