Disabilities x Minimalism x Location Independent
Last Friday, I had my PhD graduation. It was a very long 6-year road that took me around life’s quirky bends such as Dyslexia, Asperger’s, Bipolar, Anorexia, self harm and my thyroids dying. It was also a much longer journey that saw me from being at the bottom of school classes and being bullied horrendously,… [Read More]
I’d like to spend a little bit of time on this post to explain what goals we’re actively working towards, why we’re doing them and where we are with each of them. Recently, from two completely different sources, close friends and families has told us that after reading this blog they finally understood where we’re… [Read More]
2011 was a year of rounding things off, such as completing the PhD (AK) and MSc (James). 2012 is going to be the year of making things happen. My motto for the year is ‘do it!’ Doing things that we’ve always wanted to do without hesitation. We have lots of exciting things planned for 2012…. [Read More]
Today marks a month until we move out of our current flat, to make our way to Edinburgh. Each day we are doing little things to make the process of moving easier. Here are the things we did today. Donated a lot of stuff to charity. We took a large suitcase, a large Ikea bag,… [Read More]
Our goal is to see the world… slowly. Our immediate plan is to move to Edinburgh in January 2011 for 8 months, then move to Vienna for 1 year. After that, pick another country to live for a year, lather, rinse and repeat. We also want to learn something new in each city, be it… [Read More]
We're Akiyo and James. We believe you can do anything you want even if you have a learning disability or a mental illness, such as Dyslexia, Asperger's and Bipolar. Why those three? Because AK has all three and James has two of them. We don't let that stop us from having a life that makes us happy, and it shouldn't stop you either! Find out more about us here.