The purpose of this blog is to document the journey to adoption and I suppose a part of that journey is what led Shu and myself here.
My introduction to Japan is not so different from many people’s. I loved anime growing up and Sailor Moon especially was—and still is—incredibly important to me as a person.
I grew up all over the world with no one place to call home. From being born in California to moving to Ohio, England, Florida, and Georgia, I settled on the idea that Japan would become the place I’d been searching for. The place I wanted to be and could be “home”.
And so, with that goal in mind, I went through my teenage and university years studying and preparing for a life in Japan.
On June 13, 2008, I made it. My new life in Japan began and, despite the rocky start, I fell in love with this country.
What was supposed to be a one-year adventure turned into two, then five; as of this post, I’ve been in Japan for 13 years.
In 2011, after leaving Ibaraki Prefecture due to the Tohoku Earthquake and injury I suffered, I moved to Kanagawa. That’s where I met Shu and my adventure became our adventure.
Obviously, there are many details missing from this account. That is by design. I was never very in love with who I was growing up; thankfully, with support from friends and Shu though, I’ve grown into a person that younger me would be proud of and perhaps surprised at becoming.
I’m very happy with where I am and who I am.
P.S. If you’d like to support our adoption of the chosen one, we will have some folk crafts to sell shortly! Stay tuned!!
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