Although I currently live in Hokkaido as an assistant language teacher, which is the occupation of what seems like 99% of native English speakers here, I don't intend to write a travel blog. I will concede that Japan's Alaska (ft. Sapporo) is interesting in its own way and perhaps especially so from my perspective as I've never been anywhere else in the country. The popular images of Harajuku and Shibuya are indeed a sharp contrast from the snow draped hills of southwest Hokkaido.
No, I am essentially just going to write about whatever comes to mind (though undoubtedly my pieces will be influenced by my current environment). As this all just an exercise in developing my writing style, any number of readers between 0 and 7 billion would be sufficient.
Without further ado ... my self-introduction:
I'm 23 years old (very young in this part of the world let me tell you!). I was born in England but spent most of my time from junior high school to the present in the leafy suburbs of Los Angeles. I consider myself British-American but to the rest of the world's population I'm just "Not-From-Around-Here." I love playing sports but my body is about as resilient as a snowman would be in the Sahara Desert. Thus, I have pursued more stationary hobbies that carry far lower risks of leading to multiple hospital visits. Writing shall be my latest endeavor and I sincerely hope that I can eventually look back on this entry and deride it as the pitiful work of an aimless college graduate.
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