The End

It may have taken me a little over two years, but I've finally fulfilled my commitment to myself and finished this blog! I'm proud to have seen this project through, even if it didn't quite live up to my lofty goals at the outset. I really wanted to focus on cultural commentary, but as time continued to remove me further from my experiences, and as I became more aware of just how little I actually knew about these complicated countries and the intricate interplay of their pasts and presents, I realized just how idealistic that goal had been. Probably one of the most important things I learned is that six weeks in a new region does not at all make one an authority on anything.

Here's the heart of this blog-- the little red notebook I carried with me every second of every day while I was abroad! This page shows some of the cool tourist stamps I got in Hiroshima

I'm glad that the pages upon pages of notes and gigs upon gigs of pictures that I brought back with me from Asia have a place to play together on the internet. I hope that if you've been here before, you've enjoyed the journey, or that if this is your first time here, you'll look around a bit. Be sure to explore the tabs in the navigation bar above, and look out for the "Older Posts" button in the bottom right of the site and the "read more" buttons on my lengthier posts. Don't want to miss any of the gold!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me here.

And here's a playlist of all the videos I've made from my travels. Check them out!

Thanks for visiting!