We were abruptly woken up this morning by an earthquake. It was pretty scary at the time, but aside from a few things toppling over we’re all fine.

Filed under: This Is My Life, the cement bungalow

Well. We had a little bit of a hiccup there because we thought PC was headed to A-stan. Im unbelievably grateful that he’s not. In addition to that we moved last week and, well, despite the fact that I’ve gone to flea market after flea market and thought I was doing so good purging we [...]

Filed under: Military Life, the cement bungalow

Evidently the ice cream scoops were limited edition. I have searched all the 100Y stores I can think of and I found 1. You know you’ve lived in the same place for a really really long time when the 100Y store starts cycling out items. The good news is I got lots of other fun [...]

Filed under: Military Life, the cement bungalow

Hello package seekers. Im glad Swistle thought so highly of the Japanese goodies because I was having some severe care-package-induced anxiety over what to send. 
I would love to share the wealth and make sure each and every one of you are proud owners of the worlds best ice cream scoop, but….just how many of you [...]

Filed under: This Is My Life, the cement bungalow

A lot of things changed when we decided to stay here for another 3 years. Plans had to be scraped, ideas changed and the house all of a sudden got way too small. I think most people who have lived over here would agree, a tour in Japan is really just like a 3 year [...]

Filed under: This Is My Life, its not just good-its just good enough, the cement bungalow