Bloom In Japan

Now is as good a time as any to get this thing rolling. So without further ado, here’s my story…

My name is Scott, I am 26, and I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I’ve recently graduated from college, and to reward myself for finally earning that elusive piece of paper, I have decided to embark on a little adventure. So in a little less than 3 weeks I will be flying into the country of Japan, to work as an English instructor, and live as a foreigner in a strange and intriguing land. My Japanese ability is very limited, I have never taught before, and I have never set foot on any other continent beyond North America; so this should indeed be quite the adventure. I hope that this blog will serve a few purposes. For one, I obviously would like a medium to document this life-changing experience, and a weblog should allow me to easily corral all the randomness that is about to present itself. Two, I would like to share my stories with family and friends. Three, I hope that the content provided by this site will be inspiring and/or useful to others who are thinking about doing something similar. That being said, I don’t expect this blog to be anything special when compared to the countless other domains out there in cyberspace. I only hope that it becomes something I can be proud of years down the line, as I look back on a unique point in my life.