Ry Beville was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He was educated at the University of Notre Dame (B.A.), Nanzan University (one-year program), and the University of California, Berkeley (M.A.). Between 1997 and 2002, he lived in idyllic Fukuoka, Japan, where he worked at the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation as a coordinator for international relations through the auspices of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. Thereafter, he worked as an English teacher with zero disciplinary authority and as a ronin translator. His colorful employment background also includes work as a travel writer and photographer throughout Japan, a bilingual radio DJ, and a bilingual wedding celebrant (he has married over two hundred couples, including his close friends). He is a black belt in karate (Ashihara International Karate) and a washed-up competitive swimmer. In his shrinking free time, he plays blues guitar and writes his own music. If his quixotic dream of an academic career does not materialize, he will be forced to become a rock star.
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