As a little boy with his father, the long hikes in the mountains were

the gateway to philosophical thinking and piquing interest in science

fiction and fantasy. Christian Schmitz shares stories about his

upbringing in Germany and exposure to a high societal lifestyle, which

opened his mind to many topics in history, music, literature,

spirituality, etc. Christian came to Japan in 1997 as an exchange

student from his college in Germany for East Asian Regional Studies.