The majority of today was spent packing. We bought an extra suitcase from the second hand store, and we had to use a cardboard box for the miscellaneous extras that […]

We had not seen Nozomi or Riari for a couple of weeks at this point, so we decided to invite them over for tea and snacks. Because it is so […]

We were all exhausted from our Tokyo trip, so Mom let us sleep in (YES!). Our friend, Miho, picked Mom up at our apartment, and they went on a girls […]

This Sunday was our last Sunday attending Takamori Church. Because of our Japanese studies, we were able to sing out the hymns with the rest of the congregation. We didn’t […]

On Saturday, our dear friend Hiromi, whom we met at church, invited us to her house so we could celebrate her 59th birthday with her! She loves cats, and she […]

PSAT day! Elias and I woke up early, so we could be ready to walk to St. Maur International School, and get to the testing room by 8am.   All […]

Because we would need to wake up so early for the PSAT, and we would have to walk to the school, we decided that we would stay in a hotel, […]

HEDGEHOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   After  lunch with our family, we headed to a hedgehog café. We weren’t hungry, we were just going to see hedgehogs!   The hedgehog café was very small, […]

On Friday, we went to another park with Uncle Yoshio and Uncle Shea. At the train station, Bayus watched a technician fix the escalator. Do you see the technician?   […]

Friday, Elias and I tried to re-create Miho’s amazing yakisoba! While our finished product was delicious, it was nothing in comparison to Miho’s yakisoba.   On Saturday, we went to […]