1990

1990 was a really important year in my life. That year I turned 27, got married, moved to a new country and started a new job.
In March of 1990, I got married to Patricia. Then just a month later we moved together to Osaka, Japan, to start a new life there.
Life was difficult at first, living in a tiny apartment and not knowing anybody; however as the months went by, we made friends at my college, in our neighbourhood and at church. We also came to enjoy the local food and some of the local sights. In addition, I enjoyed the work preparing Japanese college students for study abroad.
It was nice to go through the experience of living in a new place with an ally at my side, my wife. In the end, it wasn't until 15 years later that I returned to New Zealand for good.