I’m a Southern gal in tech pursuing FIRE because, honey, time is priceless — and I ain’t about to wait until I'm 67 to spend it. I’m building a path to Japan now while still making room for good food, new adventures, questionable side quests, and all the little things that make the journey worth taking.
So pop a squat, and join me as I experiment in the kitchen, garden, and home bar, tour akiya properties I probably shouldn’t buy, collect treasures for my love of nesting, and share any books, games, music, and enriching activities that catch my attention along the way.
Sometimes, you’ll find me researching quirky made-in-Japan products. Other times, I might be growing something in the garden, testing a viral recipe, reorganizing my entire house for absolutely no reason but the season, or talking myself out of another gachapon pull like it’s a shiny Pokémon and not just a tiny plastic thingy in a capsule.
Southern Sakura is where I document all of it — the Ws, the Ls, the detours, the lessons, and the more-than-occasional “Oof, well... that seemed like a good idea at the time” times.
Ready? Okay, let's go.
