Sanders Camp

We have returned from なつやすみ (natsuyasumi, summer break) and are back into our routine. The girls have started their second trimester of school. I am…

Our family has been living in Japan since April of this year, and even though we had just arrived, Loren and I decided to take…

  The climate for the area of Japan we live in is similar to Michigan. It has four seasons, but maybe with a slightly warmer…

I am writing this on the evening of July 4th here in Japan. Yesterday Loren got called on an emergency business trip back to America…

I think maybe people are out there wondering how we are doing? How are we managing with 4 kids under seven in a country where…

にほんでたべもの Food in Japan Feeding my family in Japan is a great adventure. Before living in Japan, I had very limited knowledge of Japanese food….

Kindergarten to elementary school… School life in Japan Coming to Japan was very voluntary and we were so excited for this new journey. Over the…

By far, I have the easiest job here in Japan. My kids are in Japanese school full-time. My husband works full time at a Japanese…

I have been stalling this post, thinking that there hasn’t been anything too exciting to note. But then on Sunday, my week ended with Avalyn…

A factual account of our first week in Japan through the eyes of a very tired mother… Saturday/Sunday April 1st/2nd Day 0 Day zero started…