I’m excited and a little bit intimidated by the idea of this weblog but have decided to jump in anyway! For those of you that know me well that won’t be a surprise. Here are some questions that you might be asking:

Why a weblog?

I value my friends and family more and more each day and wanted to keep everyone up to date on my adventures.

Why now?

For those of you that don’t know yet I am embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. I will be spending the better part of the next two years in Japan and will have a lot of time on my hands….

How did I get the name of this weblog?

I searched and searched for something both clever and meaningful. I love the play on words of “A typical Life” because it describes my life. It is very typical in a lot of ways and pretty atypical in a some pretty big ways!

What will I post about?

As most of you know, I am very inquisitive and love to ponder the Five W’s (and one H) as memorialized by Rudyard Kipling in his “Just So Stories” (1902).

Who? What? When? Where? Why? and, How?

I hope to share the answers that I find on this weblog. This site will be combination of travelogue and commentary about my adventures and the various things that I learn wandering along the path that is my life.

I hope that you enjoy it!

You can read more about me here.