We're in our house! A more detailed post with photos and etc. will follow, but first I wanted to share this morning's commute to school and the sheer cuteness that ensued. We live about 2.5 km from the kids' school, up hill both ways. Since Tuesday afternoon the kids and I have spent each commute figuring the optimal …
Month: August 2015
First Day of School, or the Japanese Train Sandwich
First day of school! The school supplies, the new uniforms, the 75-minute each way commute.... The kids’ are attending St. Maur International School, an international Catholic school in Yokohama. Yokohama is the next city over from Yokosuka, where Mark works. We decided to live closer to the kids’ school than Mark’s work, and the plan …
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I Get Around (Wheels, Part 1)
Driving! We’re Americans, so of course we have a car! Mark arrived in Japan a few weeks before us, giving him the chance to get his license and buy a car prior to our arrival. Since importing U.S. cars is prohibitively expensive, Mark took part in the sacred ritual of overseas service: the lemon lot. …
When is Sushi Go Round like IHOP?
When it's in Japan. Here's a shot. Looks a lot like IHOP, doesn't it? It's just as bustling, too. We showed up at the 100-Yen-Per-Plate-Sushi-Restaurant-That-Probably-Has-A-Name-But-I-Can't-Read-It-Because-It's-In-Japanese and faced the first challenge--checking in. A monitor greets the customers, where you indicate how many in your party and whether you want a booth or counter. We got our ticket …
We made it!
We're here! The fourteen hour flight was long but eventful. The only problem was checking in our dog, Ruby. Both Mark and I called United weeks ago to confirm her reservation, and both of us were assured that she was on the flight. However, at check-in said reservation vanished. After two hours of waiting the gate …
Japan Bound!
So this is it. Here I sit in my home in Washington, DC on August 1. Two days from now--right now--we will be on a plane to Japan to start our new life there. Our last few weeks have been consumed with the details of moving. Getting the house ready for the movers. Taking the …
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