About Blizzardboy
What is blizzardboy?
A Kiwi in Japan weblog. This blog is the website for a New Zealander living in Tokyo, Japan. It features an esoteric collection of material about living in Japan, reflections on New Zealand, upcoming events, web design and other stories of general interest.
The blizzardboy website has been kicking around since 2000 when it was initially launched to gain sponsorship for a friend’s plan to cross Greenland using a kite and a sled. Regrettably the expedition had to be cancelled due to injury.
This site then went into a hiatus until early 2005 when I relaunched the site as blogs for my partner Chooch and myself. Chooch mostly posts on mixi now.
The software we use for the blizzardboy blog is called Wordpress. Wordpress is open source software developed by a group of volunteers around the world. Chooch mostly posts on mixi now. Wordpress is great because it is open source, and it is ideal for people who want a convenient and easy to maintain website or homepage.
This website provides me with a chance to keep a diary of my experiences in Asia as well as to learn new skills and to experiment with new technology. I break things sometimes, am puzzled at times, but it is a good experience.
Who are we?
Who are we? I am a New Zealander, in my early 30’s, married and living bang smack in the middle of Tokyo.
I have lived in Christchurch and Wellington in New Zealand, Akita, Osaka, Ibaraki and Tokyo in Japan, as well as Korla, Xinjiang in China.
I love travelling and so far have been to a few countries, including Guatemala, Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Estonia, Finland, Bulgaria and a couple of others.
Some fairly random photos from our travels:
