Melissa, female, twenty-five, Tokyo/Texas
Name: Melissa Danele Johnson
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Location: Tokyo, Japan--moving back to San Antonio, Texas, in April, but then, who knows?
Relationship Status: Single
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Occupation: Currently English teacher for Tokyo Metropolitan government and the Toda Board of Education--returning, hopefully a grad student.
Children: none.
Pets: two cats--one here with me in Japan, one "waiting" for me in Texas. I love them more than anything in the world.
Siblings: Two older half siblings, one little sister.
Interests: Animation, shopping, reading, dining, television, mass media, news, writing, East Asia, Japan, Billy Joel, 80s movies, sitcoms, cats...the list goes on and on...
List 3 words to describe yourself:
1. Energetic
2. Ambitious
3. Creative
List 3 interesting/random things about you:
1. I have lived in Japan for three years.
2. I do a lot of amateur voice-over work. I am being encouraged to pursue it professionally.
3. My father is a veterinarian.
List 3 things you look for in a friend:
1. Honesty
2. Loyalty
3. Communication
5 Favourite Bands/Artist/s:
1. Billy Joel
2. Spitz (Japanese)
3. Rimi Natsukawa (Japanese)
4. Ben Folds
5. Maroon 5
6. Avril Lavigne
5 Favourite Movies:
1. The King & I
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Bridget Jones's Diary
4. Sense and Sensability
5. Pretty in Pink
5 Favourite TV Shows:
1. Law & Order
2. House, M.D.
3. Caroline in the City
4. How I Met Your Mother
5. Gossip Girl
5 Favourite Books:
1. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
2. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
3. The Shopaholic Series
4. A Song of Ice and Fire series
5. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Why do you think people would enjoy reading and commenting on your posts? Because I offer a wide, wide variety of topics. I have a lot of energy, and I love getting other people's opinions along with showering my LJ friends with attention when I can!
Tell us about your life and what you want to do with it:
I am currently living in Tokyo. I was spending a few years getting better acquainted with the culture and the language in order to return to the United States and continue my studies on modern Japanese pop culture. I am currently at a bridge in my life--and for the first time in my life, I am without a boy holding me down, I am close to my parents, but I am no longer just a baby to be cared for--it's full speed ahead for me, and I want some adventure and friends!
If you could swap lives with a person for a week, who would it be and why? Most definitely my cat back in America. Poor Kyuchan (Japanese kitty) is sharing my stress from the upcoming move right now. TAT Poor baby...
Make up your own question and answer it:
If you were given a hundred million dollars, what would you do with the money?
I would invest half of it, the other half would go towards cat rescue charities and spaying/neutering all the stray animals possible. I would attempt a nationwide effort, I think, and then the invested money would go towards a worldwide effort.
Post 1 or more pictures of yourself here.
...mind you I hate being photographed...;;
How did you find this community and why did you decide to join
I found it just browsing around on the old LJ spotlight posts. I am always looking for new friends and reading other people's journals...so if you want to add me (and have me add you), just let me know!