Hello there! 👋
This month I moved… twice!
First was moving my writing to a new platform. I have been on WordPress for a long time, and my previous 774 posts will stay there as an archive. I wanted something that was a little more lightweight and a bit better integrated with social media. After a long time of assessment I finally decided to set up a Micro.blog at micro.chadkohalyk.com. This way I can own all of my “tweets/skeets/posts” as well as my long form writing in one place. It is “indieweb as a service” which I really like.
Secondly, we moved house! The Japan exit plan is now in full motion. We are in a rental apartment in the Miyakojima area of Osaka. The Kyoto apartment has been cleaned, staged, and listed for sale. Already my mind is on the next move as I have put in the order for tickets to fly back to Canada on July 7th, 2024. We still have a couple of loose ends to tie up in Nagoya and Hokkaido but in a few months everything will be tidied up for leaving Japan (for good?).
Although I miss Kyoto, it is nice to be able to explore a new city. (It is also nice to live in an area not inundated by tourists!). It is great too for the kids who no longer need to commute to school each morning by train for an hour but are now only a bike ride away!
The other highlight of the month for me was attending the five day UN Internet Governance Forum, a great learning experience that I will blog as a series of posts into November (see link to first post below).
That’s all from me for now. I will see you when I get back from Türkiye 🇹🇷
Chad
🖋 From the Blog
First!
An introduction to the Micro.blog community.
Stopping flying considerations
A topic that has been on my mind for years.
Attending the Internet Governance Forum - An intro
First in a series on the IGF2023 in Kyoto.
🧭 Elsewhere
All Internet Governance Forum 2023 photos 📸 Link →
Moving Kyoto ➡ Osaka photos 📷 Link →
Photos from our Kyoto Webdev’s Mechanical Keyboard meetup 📸 Link →
GOLD: an acronym for sustainable web design principles = Green, Open, Lean, Distributed 🌱 Link →
Super Mario has come to the Kyoto underground 🍄 Photos and video →
📖 What I’m Reading
Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World by Thomas F. Madden
(50% Complete)
In preparation of my trip to Istanbul next week I have been refreshing myself on the history of Türkiye, and the city specifically. So far this book has been excellent for achieving just the right level of detail, despite having so much to cover.
Connect with me on GoodReads → or on Bookwyrm →