Introductory Blog

Hey everyone, I'm Aiden! I'm a freshman here at Bloom majoring in Secondary Education English. I plan on getting my Bachelor's here and furthering my education at a language school in Japan. After that, I'd like to teach English and live there for a few years. I'm currently learning Japanese and I just got back from a trip there with a friend. I'm planning on going back this summer. Fittingly, a website I love for travel is Expedia. 

My favorite book series is the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien, but right now I'm reading The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. I love the world building of the Lord of the Rings series, the dedication to making it truly feel like a look into another world via creating new languages and having maps of the land is what sets it apart from other fantasy books and makes it so amazing to me. My favorite genre is fantasy but I can enjoy anything as long as it's well written and interesting. As for cinema, my favorite movie of all time is All About Lily Chou-Chou, and I'm also a huge Studio Ghibli fan. A "video" I recommend would be this, the entire 1997 Berserk anime. Outside of reading and film, I have several hobbies I love. I'm really into lifting and exercise in general, and I've also been doing kickboxing for three years. Drawing is another favorite hobby of mine!

Picture from when I hiked up Red Rock Canyon in California