For those of you that know me and know me well, I have a very hard time sitting still. So when the weekends here in Japan roll around it takes all I have to not hit the ground running with John dragging behind me, because he’s exhausted from a long work week. As I talked…
Finding Balance in This New (Expat) Life
Yesterday, I got home sick. Not even really sure what brought it on, nothing significant happened yesterday. So far life in Japan has been pretty fantastic, but yesterday I missed home. I’m fairly certain that it was because I FaceTimed with my dad over the weekend, while he was checking in on our house. I’ve…
Tales of a Japanese (Expat) Housewife
One of my biggest concerns about moving to Japan was what to do with my days during the week, as I wouldn’t be working full time any longer. Prior to our big move I worked full time, as a social worker, and was really happy with my job (shout out to my U of M…
Culture Shock: The Unavoidable Evil of Expat Life
Two weeks. It’s been two weeks since we’ve moved to Japan and honestly it feels like an eternity since we made our journey over here. I mean that in a good way, I haven’t been unhappy here by any means, but adjustment is a word that I would use to describe my current day to…
Kyoto, Japan’s OG Imperial Capital
When I found out that we were moving to Japan the travel planning almost immediately started, of course after the shock wore off. Since time has passed my eyes have definitely become bigger then my stomach in terms of places I want to go. I have about a million “to do’s” on my list just…
Language Barrier: The Struggle is Real
Alright, obviously I’m not going to be able to speak fluent Japanese or have the expectation that I’m able to get around Japan without at least some knowledge of the language. I knew this before moving to Japan, which is why I started taking Japanese lessons back in January prior to our move. Lets face…
The Chronicles of Assimilation: Japan Life Part 1
Oh hey everybody! John and I have officially made it through our first weekend in Japan and although we have only been here three days it honestly feels longer. I think the jet lag definitely has something to do with this. Slowly but surely we are adapting to our new life and just trying to…
Sayonara USA, Konnichiwa Japan!
Ahh we finally made it to Japan! After something like 22 hours of travel, John, the cats, and I are settling into our apartment and new life, in a total fog. I started this blog post at 4am this morning and decided that I didn’t make any sense and therefore gave up on it until…
It’s the Final Countdown
Que the music! We’re headed out with our one way ticket in three short weeks. HOLY SHOOT! So this post maybe boring, honestly, I will be proud of you if you make it through with out snoozing. Seriously, is there anything exciting about packing and saying goodbye (actually I’m calling it “I’ll see you later”…
Oh Hey Japan, So Nice to Finally Meet You!
The blog post that I’ve been so anxiously awaiting to write, my first time in Japan! This whole home finding trip was super eye opening for me and I’m so excited to share the adventure that we have had in just a few short days. Albeit, it did take a couple of days to get…
Home…Nihon and Somewhere in Between
Today guys, I’m excited. It’s the first time in a few months that I’ve actually been feeling pretty good about this move to Japan, or Nihon as I’ve learned in my Japanese lessons. The past few months or so I’ve been an emotional mess, that may or may not have been portrayed on here, but…
No Turning Back Now…
Hey there everybody, long time no update. Lots of changes since my last post and exciting things on the horizon. As you can probably tell by the title of this post things have been solidified, as in plane tickets are purchased and our move is in progress. It’s official we are moving to Japan May…
Operation Wanderlust 