Where am I?

My family and friends complain that they have trouble keeping track of where I am. Well, no more excuses:

Current Address:

Flat 2 Dunearn
24 High Street East
Anstruther, Fife
United Kingdom KY10 3DQ

Cell: +44 075 8266 9574

Anstruther, Scotland
August 2013 –

Beginning new position as lecturer in the School of Modern History at the University of St. Andrews.

Florence, Italy
September 2011 – August 2013

Max Weber postdoctoral fellow at the European University Institute.

Boston, MA
August 2010 – August 2012

Finish the dissertation. Project manager of Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters.

Stavanger, Norway
July 17 – July 28, 2010

Back to my hometown, writing.

Seoul, Korea
July 12 – July 16, 2010

Taipei, Taiwan
June 17 – July 12, 2010

Visiting archives of the Bureau of Investigation. Writing.

Seoul, Korea
June 10 – June 17, 2010

Attending the Flying University of Transnational Humanities. Visiting national library.

Stavanger, Norway
June 4 – June 9, 2010

Writing back in my hometown.

Sackets Harbor, NY
May 19 – June 3, 2010

Visiting family. Writing.

Boston, MA
August, 2009 – May, 2010

Teaching assistant for course on political trials and a course on Japanese history. Writing the dissertation.

New York City and Watertown, NY
August, 2009

Studying in various libraries and staying with friends and family.

Stavanger, Norway
July, 2009

Reading, working part time and relaxing in my hometown.

Various, Germany
June, 2009

Visited various friends throughout Germany.

Seoul, South Korea
June, 2009

Wrapping up dissertation research in Korea.

Taipei, Taiwan
May, 2009

Wrapping up dissertation research in Taiwan.

Seoul, South Korea
April 21 – May 1, 2009

Wrapping up research in Korea.

Jinan, China
October 2008 – April, 2009

Dissertation research. Affiliated with Shandong University. Will also be several weeks in Shanghai and in Nanjing during this period.

Taipei, Taiwan
June, 2008 – September, 2008

Dissertation research, mostly in Taipei.

Seoul, South Korea
June 18th, 2007 – May, 2008

Studying Korean during the summer at Yonsei University. Dissertation research for one academic year mostly in Seoul.

Bartlesville, OK
December 15, 2007 – December 27th, 2007

Visiting my parents for Christmas.

New York, NY
December 12, 2007 – December 15th, 2007

Visiting friends in New York.

Seoul, South Korea
June 18th, 2007 – May, 2008

Studying Korean during the summer at Yonsei University. Dissertation research for one academic year mostly in Seoul.

Bartlesville, OK
May 23rd, 2007 – June 17th, 2007

Visiting my parents, working on a translation project.

Birmingham, AL
May 26th, 2007 – June 2nd, 2007

Roaming around northern Alabama with my father; visiting relatives; working on translation project in Birmingham public library.

Bartlesville, OK
May 23rd, 2007 – June 17th, 2007

Visiting my parents, working on a translation project.

Cambridge, MA
January 6th, 2006 – May 22nd, 2007

Spring semester at Harvard,working as teaching assistant. Making occasional trips to New York and Washington D.C. to visit friends and archives.

Bartlesville, OK
December 20th, 2006 – January 6th, 2007

Visiting my parents and sister for Christmas.

Cambridge, MA
November 28th, 2006 – December 20th, 2006

Continuing Fall semester.

Tokyo and Hakone, Japan
November 21st, 2006 – November 27th, 2006

Staff member helping out at 3rd International Conference on Wartime China in Hakone.

Cambridge, MA
September 8th, 2006 – November 21st, 2006

Back in Cambridge to start my 3rd year of the PhD. Moved into a new apartment. Address: 6 Shaler Lane, Cambridge MA 02138 USA

Reykjavík, Iceland
September 6th, 2006 – September 8th, 2006

Stopping in Iceland for a few days on my way back to the Boston area. See the pictures page.

Stavanger, Norway
August 15th, 2006 – September 6th, 2006

Back in my hometown for three weeks. Will be teaching a short Japanese language course and trying to relax a bit. See pictures page. Address: Olsokhagen 8, 4046 Hafrsfjord, Norway

Darmstadt, Germany
August 12th, 2006 – August 14th, 2006

Stopover on my way back to Norway. Visiting my friend in Darmstadt, outside of Frankfurt. Wandering about.

Seoul, South Korea
May 29th, 2006 – August 12th, 2006

Studying Korean at Seoul National University for the summer semester. Living in a small apartment five minutes walk from Naksŏngdae station. Address: Bong Chun 6 Dong 1690-122 Twin Haus Kwanak-gu Seoul

Tokyo, Japan
May 23rd, 2006 – May 29th, 2006

Finishing a paper I should have turned in before I left, and visiting friends in Tokyo.

Cambridge, MA
January 31st, 2006 – May 22nd, 2006

Back at Harvard to continue my 2nd year of the PhD program in History. Living at: 11 Lewis St., Apartment 1, Somerville, MA 02143

Tokyo, Japan
January 20th, 2006 – January 31st, 2006

Attended a conference and gave a talk at Waseda University’s COE-CAS, Tokyo.

Cambridge, MA
September 12th, 2005 – January 20th, 2006

Back at Harvard to continue my 2nd year of the PhD program in History. Moved into a new apartment. Address: 11 Lewis St., Apartment 1, Somerville, MA 02143

Stavanger, Norway
August 15th – September 11th, 2005

Studying Norwegian and Danish early postwar history, trying to teach self how to read German, and visiting family. Address: Olsokhagen 8, 4046 Hafrsfjord, Norway

Seoul, South Korea
June 28th – August 15th, 2005

Studying Korean language at Seoul National University. Living in a dormitory about five minutes walk from 서울대입구 subway station. Classes from 9-13. See my contact page for details.

Taipei, Taiwan
June 24th – June 28th, 2005
Just a spontaneous weekend trip to visit Sayaka in Taiwan. Hanging in coffee shops, reading, eating great food. Will check email occasionally in internet cafes.

Seoul, South Korea
May 31st – June 23rd, 2005

Studying Korean language at Seoul National University. Living in a dormitory about five minutes walk from 서울대입구 subway station. Classes from 9-13. See my contact page for details.

Cambridge, MA
September, 2004 – May, 2005

My first year in the PhD program is successfully completed!