Look at the Stars, Look How They Shine for You!

During our Okinawan holiday we spent two nights on Zamami Island. It was absolute bliss with clear waters and clean air. One of our best bits of our holiday was the star gazing we did on Zamami. The sky was so clear and the moon at its smallest, so the conditions were perfect! We climbed…

Where’s Whally? A Weekend of Fun!

On Saturday 10th September we celebrated Dan’s 30th birthday a mere month late! We did this by visiting Tsuwano on the infamous Yamaguchi steam train. Before the steam train weekend away I experienced my first full week of teaching. They have kept me busy! More on that to follow…a relaxing weekend was just what the…

“Lived in a house, a very big house in the country…”

Ok, so we don`t live in a very big house, that is for sure, but we do live in the country! We are certainly in more rural Japan than most folks venture to. When we were initially told about Yamaguchi as our new home and google brought us back only vague hits of mountains and…