Welcome to the blog! ブログへようこそ！ヾ(^▽^)ノ

ブログへようこそ！Welcome to the blog!

こんにちは！Hello! My name's Mary (メアリー), but you can call me merimeaux (メリモ). I'm an artist and writer living in Indiana. For as long as I can remember, Japanese culture has fascinated me; everything about it is so foreign from my upbringing in the southern and midwestern United States, so it caught my interest at a young age. (Admittedly, the cute factor of characters like Hello Kitty and Nyan Nyan Nyanko definitely helped draw me in, too.)

Coffee in my Otona Kawaii MisDo mug + Japanese chocolate croissant pastry = Creative fuel!

It's much too difficult to condense what I love about Japan into a single blog post, so I've created meauxtaku (モタク) as an outlet for my musings and memories. I hope you'll join me as I explore Japanese culture, food, customs, and language in future entries. I've got some fun stuff in the works, including giveaways and freebies, so check back often! Until next time...じゃあまたねー！