Oh. my. word. I do not care for long distance traveling in cars, and I wasn’t even driving! I think the only times I get at my husband’s throat are on long distance drives! It’s the perfect mixture for disaster. So I won’t ever try to do the 22-hour drive in two days with a toddler and a five-month-old again, because instead of being a … Continue reading Traveling from Spokane, WA to Mesa, AZ in the Dead Heat
When I found out that I was finally getting my chance to live in the land of the rising sun, my mind began racing. What do I want to see? Where will I stay? Is there anything interesting going on while I’m there? But perhaps the most important question was do they speak English? I started thinking about the English print I had all around me … Continue reading Do I Need to Know Japanese to Survive in Japan as a Tourist?
Those who have never climbed Mt. Fuji are fools. Those who have climbed it more than once are twice the fool. — Old Japanese Proverb that I found on the internet when I was 13 First things first, then. I’m not actually in Japan—yet! My husband and I, having lived there as singles for a year and a half to two years, are making our … Continue reading Onward! Japanward! (revised)
Onward! Japanward! 