Hello

Soon I am going to begin a new phase of my life. I'm going to move into my own apartment, start my first full-time job, and take on all of the responsibilities that every adult has.

So why I am writing a blog if this is a step that every person takes at least once (hopefully only once) in their life?

Because I am starting off my new life in Japan. For the next year I am going to be working as an English teacher in Japan. This has been a dream of mine for many years now, and I still can't believe that it is finally coming true. I want to remember every moment of this adventure, but as we all know, there are details that slip our mind (or that we purposely try to forget).

I want to use this blog as a record of my journey; I want to put all of my special memories in writing so that I never loose them. I also hope that this blog will be helpful to those that read it; my friends and family can use it as a way to share my experiences. Others can use it to fuel their own desire to travel or to teach abroad.

I hope that you all enjoy what I write here; I want this to be a blog that describes all of the wonderful things I see and do while living overseas.