Author Introduction - Bill Belew
I came in on the tail end of the baby boom behind two older brothers and two older sisters, 3 of which were WWII babies. Meaning, I am old enough to have been around the block a few times, but young enough to have a few more trips left in me. My name is Bill Belew
I first went to Asia on Uncle Sam’s dime. After nearly 5 years in the Navy where I eventually served as an Intelligence Officer for a Destroyer Squadron ( I could tell you some secrets, but then I’d have to kill you) I settled in Japan and lived there for almost 20 years. While there I started a language school for Japanese ECS . It grew to five branches in Japan and one on the west coast of the US. More about all of that in subsequent posts.
I moved back to the states about 5 years ago and now live in the Bay Area of San Jose (Yes, I know the way.) I teach classes f2f for a vocational school and online for a national university.
My wife is from mainland China and holds an MBA from a California State University. We often discuss the differences in culture and business practices among China, the US and Japan. Sound interesting? It is to us. I will share some of those stories and our insights (or lack of) here in this blog. If you want to do business with someone, you need to take time to know them….at least that is how it goes in Japan.
I have two boys. The older one, Benjamin, is an award winning professional classical pianist in Japan. The younger one, Micah, is a US National Swim Champion.
I used to run triathlons and ultramarathons. I could also be seen hanging off the side of a mountain…or making my way up it as a rock climber. Now I am on a marathon trip and I try to climb back into shape.
In my free time (what free time?) I write non-fiction short stories. You can see some of them at wcbelew .
I look forward to telling you what I know about Japan. I welcome comments, suggestions and questions. If I don’t know, I will try to find out.
Bill
Technorati Profile
go to 老毕看中国 If business and cultural news about these two countries are of interest to you, please drop by. Here are today’s <a href=http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/2006/06/author_int…
Welcome to this new blog, Bill!
My god, thats a successful life! Congrats.
Bill, thanks for stopping by my site and for the well wishes. Hope you’ll do so again.
Good job here, though most of it’s over my head. LOL
Semper Fi
In the last month, we’ve added ten new authors and/or blogs to our growing network of business blogs: Tanya Palta on OurBollywood, a blog covering Bollywood, the business of Bollywood, and the Hindi cinema. Mehdi Hassan on SouthAsiaBiz, a blog…
I have been living in Japan for almost 11 years now. But I had never heard of ECS until recently.
I just started working at an ECS branch,in August. I was quite impressed by how the students enjoyed your textbook.
I would like to ask you more details about living and teaching in Japan.
Thank you for your time.
I have been living in Japan for almost 11 years now. But I had never heard of ECS until recently.
I just started working at an ECS branch,in August. I was quite impressed by how the students enjoyed your textbook.
I would like to ask you details about living and teaching in Japan.
Thank you for your time.
I have been living in Japan for almost 11 years now. But I had never heard of ECS until recently.
I just started working at an ECS branch,in August. I was quite impressed by how the students enjoyed your textbook.
I would like to ask you details about living and teaching in Japan.
Thank you for your time.
Leave a comment!
You must be logged in to post a comment.
________________________
A book by CosmoFair founder, Bill Belew, that might change your world
_____________________
Add to Technorati Favorites
Archives
Most Commented