Welcome to the blogosphere

This marks the first entry in what I hope will be a regularly updated record of my thoughts and life experiences. Blogs have been around for quite some time now, and now that I've been a lowly student for nearly a year, it's high time that I get on the bandwagon. This blog is mostly here to enable members of my family to live vicariously through me -- unfortunately for them -- though perhaps its purpose will evolve over time. In any case, your thoughts and questions are always very welcome, so please feel free to comment on postings as you like.

I flew to Seoul today, having spent the past week in Japan. I wish I'd been able to write my thoughts as the trip progressed, but it took me a while to set up the blog the way I wanted, and I didn't really have sufficient time to collect and record my thoughts. Anyhow, better late than never, right?

As you may have surmised, I still haven't digested everything I saw and learned in Japan. That said, I'll start jotting down thoughts in a somewhat organized fashion. More to come.