Introduction

Today I left Ann Arbor to go back to Rochester for 2 days before flying out to California. Someone told me to keep in touch, perhaps by creating a blog.  The last time I blogged was the summer of 2010 when I went to China (see China Blog), but I figured this would be a great way to keep in touch with everyone back at home. 

I had to come up with a name for the blog, and I came up with the name "Golden Ticket."  California is known as the "Golden State," and the phrase "Golden Ticket" may be familiar to some of you from the movie Willy Wonka.  I see this experience of moving to California as my "Golden Ticket."  For one, I got the job in a somewhat unexpected way, which I'll explain at a later post.  Secondly, California is a new experience that I'm completely unfamiliar with but have heard so much about.  And lastly, I will definitely have many exciting adventures and interesting stories to tell from my journey.  Thanks for following!