Thirty 「三十歳」

Today is my thirtieth birthday.  A big milestone, of course.  In Japan, people would now be whispering, saying that something must be wrong with me for being thirty and single.  Here in the United States, people tell me that thirty is the new twenty.

This time, at least, I hope that the American opinion is correct.

Most of what has been going through my mind on this day is, perhaps fortunately for all of you readers, not within the scope of this blog.  I do, however, have something to say about turning thirty relative to my life in Videoland.

I spent the majority of my twenties in Japan.  Now I face my thirties in what is still, in some ways, a foreign country to me.  On to the next decade!