Hi everyone, this is Akiko, Most of you probably know most things about Mike but this is for those who don't. I would like to introduce Mike to you. Mike was born in Boston in 1977, he grew up here as Bostonian in Brookline. He had great friends throughout his school years. Mike spent a lot of time playing sports such as basketball, volleyball, football and the list goes on and on. He also loves watching sports on TV.

Mike recently started his current job as a consultant flying out to different client sites every week. So during the weekdays, he is not around. Mike loves dogs as I do although he was not really into dogs at the beginning. Now, we both love dogs. You have to hear what he has to say to the baby girl dog MayMay, he treats her as if she is a princess! At home, his lifestyle is very laid back with no stress, which I do have a lot of respect for. He always calm me down when I'm stressed out and makes me laugh so hard that I forget all the bad things. He knows how to make me happy. I hope I introduced him enough so that you can start talking to him at our wedding. He is a nice guy!

Hello! I wanted to introduce myself to those who do not know me yet. I was born in 1976 in Japan. Yup, that makes me a 'Dragon' so I am bit older than Mike(oh who cares!). When I was little my family moved many times because of my dad's job so I lived in many cities in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. I attended American high school in Switzerland where I started to learn English and where I met many life-time friends. Living in the dormitory was so much fun! I spent lots of time playing volleyball and playing drums in a girl's band with my roommates. Then I came to the States to attend college in Worcester where I met Mike. Now I am working as a Globalization Software Quality Assurance Engineer in a computer company. I test software in different languages to make sure the quality level is met.

I love dogs and as many of you know I have two dogs(my babies!) at home. I even make doggie cookies for them from scratch. My dream is to open up a cafe with good coffee:-) Someday, I hope my dream comes true. Anyway, I hope you have a good time at our wedding, I will see you soon!