Month: December 2018

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Jack’s First Day

The first day of a new school is an emotional roller coaster for not just the student, but for the entire family.  I received a call from the Child Welfare Department (it sounds like  CPS, but it’s not–daycare centers are government run, so that department handles enrollment) at the Ward Office in November stating that […]

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Winter-izing

That was fast: the fall-like weather was short lived and it is definitely winter in Japan.  The temperatures have fallen to the SINGLE digits–BRR!  Well, single digits in Celsius, which I guess is like the mid-high forties in Fahrenheit.  But still, it’s frigid and it seems colder than the temperature reading.  Time to pull out […]

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Kyoto Railway Museum

I work a normal 5x8hr days a week and in January I’ll go to “shift” work, with means four 10hr days.  I say “shift” because to me it seems like a normal day, spending about 9 hours a day at work; so I’m thrilled to spend one more hour and get three days off.  A […]

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It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like…Autumn!

It’s finally here.  The chill is in the air and it feels crisp in the morning.  Yes, fall is finally here.  Well, I should back up a little.  Over the past few weeks, it’s gotten cooler, for sure, but not to the degree of what late November/early December is like back at home. In the […]

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