Life in Japan

This isn’t something you see everyday in the neighbor!

Our original plan was to upgrade to a bed when we moved to Nagoya. Both sets of parents are planning extended visits so we thought they could use the bed and once they return home we would transition from futons … Continued

Thanks to people sending stuff from America we had left over cooking ingredients from Thanksgiving and Christmas. After buying a large turkey from Costco, which we also didn’t use over the holidays, I decided to make T-Day Lunch for some … Continued

After our Church Bible Study today we went over to a church member’s house for lunch. As you can imagine the food was delicious and we enjoyed meeting some new people. One gal happens to live just down the street … Continued

One of our Christian friends always hosts an Annual Christmas Party. Everyone brings their favorite dish to share and each chip in to provide artist entertainment. Cathalain played guitar when the group sang “Joy to the World” and for the … Continued

Last year in December was my first trip to Costco in Japan.  I went a total of 3 times this year and each time was a lot of fun. (Remember your reading a gal who used to go to Sam’s … Continued

Every year it seems like there are more and more Christmas decorations in the shopping centers and public spaces.  It is always a little surprising to hear Christmas music streaming through the store’s speakers, often Christmas hymns sung in English, … Continued

Today after the worship service our Church did an Annual Cleaning and Christmas Decorating.  It is a fine time as we begin to celebrate the birth of Christ and the beginning of the Advent Season.  Of course Michael was mostly … Continued

Although Cathalain will continue studying at the language school when she returns from America today was her graduation from AIJP. In total Cathalain formally studied Japanese in AIJP for over 1,020 hours. This doesn’t include private tutoring and all the … Continued

Our language school, Yamasa, held an end of the summer event for students. Many students gathered for Nagashi Somen, Watermelon Bust, and finally Fireworks. It is summertime indeed in Japan! We decided to go the event as a family and … Continued