Life in Japan

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

Through relationships at our church Cathalain met another American who came to Japan as a missionary. While serving she met her husband, a Japanese man, who is currently a pastor at a church in a town south of Nagoya. For … Continued

Today our classes had the opportunity to talk with some first year students from a local university. Although this was their first day of summer vacation they chose to give up their time to talk with us “foreigners.” We had … Continued

We love to celebrate the end of one quarter and the beginning of another at language school.  This is my 201 Class at the traditional everyone goes to celebrate after graduation!  I am so thankful for my time at language … Continued

On occasion we have mentioned the difficulty of how currency fluctuates. The dollar as been at record lows against the yen this year which has put pressure on many missionaries in Japan. We thought since this first quarter of 2012 … Continued

You might be asking what in the world is White Day. Well, ladies start getting excited! In Japan Valentine’s Day is really a day for women to buy men chocolates. Whether the men are friends, coworkers, or family women are … Continued

Today is officially America’s New Year, but we are celebrating the 2nd. Today my mother and I ventured into Nagoya to tour. Today is the equivalent of Black Friday in America and millions were out shopping and scooping up deals … Continued

After much preparation we have arrived at Christmas. Today we woke up and opened presents with M’s parents on Skype and my parents actually here visiting in Japan. It was fun to watch Tobin excited about all the new clothes … Continued

Our friends invited us to lunch on Christmas Eve. Their son wrote a Christmas drama and performed the drama with his sisters. He is only in third grade and amazed us all with the depth to the performance chronicling the … Continued

We were told by friends to make an effort to continue American traditions abroad. After talking about whether to buy a small Christmas tree Cathalain came up with the idea of creating our own since we have plenty of open … Continued