Intro

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”

After two years of hard-learning, sink-or-swim exams (half of our original number have either dropped out or changed courses) and nervous expectation, I am finally going to make it to Japan, the country I have studied and heard so much about but never actually personally experienced. I'm setting of next Tuesday (23rd), and the suitcase is still empty, but this will be soon rectified.

This blog exercise is an off-shoot of its Japanese counterpart (found on the right), ever since I realised that most of my readership would probably not be able to read it. It is interesting equally because I have never kept any blog, diary/journal whatsit before, certainly not one that could be read by whoever feels passingly like reading it.

So, whether you are from the UK, Europe or elsewhere, whether you've known me from university, high school or clubs, or whether you're a relative of mine wondering where I've disappeared to, you can find out with me whether this will turn out to be a successful venture into personal reflections and experiences, and I hope that this blog will keep you informed, reassured and, hopefully, entertained with whatever antics may find me in Japan.


Some fun facts about me:

Name: Simon, Sim, Si, aka Sarcastic Git.
Status: 3rd Year Undergraduate at the University of Sheffield.
Favourite colour: Blue.
Quest: To seek the grai.. I mean, to get the most concentrated language practice as possible out of the year abroad.
Cats: Two.
Answer?: Forty-two.
Destination: Nagoya University.
Drink of Choice: Umeshu!
Favourite word: Syzygy.
Others: Just ask!