I was just another 9 to 5 office worker in Japan.

One day I woke up and thought

I needed a change

but I was told so many times

that I wasn't gonna make it

“You're gonna fail”

“You are too young”

“You are a woman”

“You are Japanese”

The day I arrived in Vancouver

I knew I wanted to live here

"This is it"

It was like a beautiful dream where one minute I was walking through a modern city

and moments later being completely surrounded by nature

The ocean, the mountains

and the forest all together in one place

I wanted to see things that I've never seen

I wanted to create a business where people would have the freedom to be themselves

and express their passions

I wanted to meet people from diverse backgrounds with different points of view

I wanted

freedom

The place I live today

Where diversity rules

Where you are allowed to be yourself

Vancouver

Who's gonna change your life?

Who's responsible for your life?