First Psot!

This marks the inaugural post of my travelogue blog, titled simply "☃".  I do not know whether I will keep this name, but it was available, and is certainly unique.

I've begun this blog in order to chronicle my trips to Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.  On 30 August, I get on a plane in San Diego, and -- via San Francisco -- end up in Japan for three weeks, before moving on to Australia for some undetermined amount of time, and finally on to New Zealand on a Work Holiday Visa.

The excitement begins in six days.