It’s hard to believe we're here...in Japan! We left from Dulles on the 9th and arrived at Narita on the 10th in the afternoon. After all of our daydreaming about eating good Japanese food, we had Popeyes as our first meal! We are staying on base at the Kanto Lodge (pictured) until we find an apartment off base. Living on base would be like living in mini-America (which has it's perks), but we want to have more chances to speak Japanese and make Japanese friends. Since we've forgotten most of our Japanese language skills, it will be an adventure!
God has been with us each step of the way. There have been so many blessings that I’d have to take a full page to recount them. We hope that you will find little surprises and joys in each day and know that God loves you!
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We took the train to Akiruno. There was a lot of farmland and a large farmers market. Corn was going for about $1.50 an ear. They also had Japanese eggplant and cucumber. Both of which are smaller and skinnier and better tasting then the American version. We stumbled across a public park that had a running track, a rose park, and a fountain with naked Japanese kids playing in it. We had fun watching the kids while eating our red bean waffle enclosed ice cream. Erik especially loved the stubby legged dachshunds.
We had lunch at a train station. The restaurant had a vending machine where you push a button for the food you want to eat. You put money in and it spits out a ticket for you to take to the cook to prepare. Dishes usually include pickled items on the side (cucumbers, radishes, and eggplant are typical). Yum! Speaking of vending machines, almost all machines here dispense hot and cold drinks. The picture is not the best, but we took the picture mainly for the actor, who both of our moms think is cute. Also notice the “Black Boss” coffee. There’s also a coffee called BM (bowel movement).
