I quit my job at Google today. The place considered to be the playground, mecca, paradise for engineers; I quit. Was it as good as they said it was? Sure, for the most part it was. But after 4 years in Silicon Valley–3.5 years at Yahoo! and another half a year at Google–I got tired of being a corporate software engineer. One day, I looked out the window, and realized there was a whole world out there. I decided I wanted to go out and experience it.
I am embarking on a journey, with a laptop and a rifle. The laptop, because it’s been my ticket to freedom, will keep me in touch with the world, and be my ticket back to civilization when I am ready. The rifle, partially because I’m passionate about guns and shooting, but also because it symbolizes the rugged individualism and deep desire for independence that burns in my heart.
So, with a laptop and a rifle, I will go. This blog is a chronicle of my journeys.
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Interesting Blog Ryo, you have struck a blow againt “The Man” and shown the true pioneering spirit, in a Japanese-American-German sorta way! Nice Rifle too, I gotta read your gun section
too! Just found this from the “Tiny House” Blog I follow. My site evolves too, I will leave it to you to read, (http://jonathansmountaincabin.wetpaint.com/) to show we may have shared some of the challenges of finding a place of our own! Way to go guy! I’m impressed with individualism!
Thanks! I’ll check out your site