Let's Adventuring!!!

Ohira, Miyagi, Japan: Our new home beginning the end of July

Estimated population: 5700
Latitude: 38.4 (this is similar to St. Louis, MO)
Longitude: 140.8

The capitol of Miyagi is Sendai which is about half an hour from Ohira. It's population is about a million and is called the city of trees.

There are a lot of hills and I believe even some mountainous areas in the region. One thing's for sure- there are a lot of trees.

We'll be about half an hour to 45 minutes from the ocean. I've read that many people like to surf... and I hope to enjoy the same thing very soon...

It seems that Ohira is known for its sake and other places in the region are known for their oysters. I'm not a huge fan of oysters, but I am excited about the sake! Ohira also seems to have a couple good noodle places.

There is a stop for the shinkansen (the famous "bullet train") about half an hour from miyagi, so the rest of Japan is very accessible from our village.

If you're looking for some cool pitures, right now there are not very many to find of Ohira on the internet (until I get there!). Try looking up Matsushima Bay. It is one of the most beautiful places in Japan from what I've heard.

There seem to be a lot of beautiful places in our area and we'll have more proof of that in the next few months!

In Narita Airport in Japan. Although I leave O'Hare on the 25th of July, I'll arrive in Tokyo on July 26th. My hotel will be in Shinjuku- a very lively part of Tokyo. The hotel's name is Keio Plaza Hotel. It's a nice place. The first photo is a general picture of Shinjuku and the second is another general photo of Shinjuku.

We packed. We moved. We stored. We scrubbed. We cleaned.

I cleaned the oven three times. The landlord didn't even look at it. However, as my ego was hurt that i didn't get to hear the words, "How clean!" I am much more relieved that I no longer need to worry about the apartment. Also... we get our deposit back. That's replaces my bruised ego.

However, someone lost their passport, and she didn't realize until we had put our last load into the storage facility. Yes, it was Lindsey. This is quite an expensive mistake as we soon learned. It will be alright. We applied for a new one today and had it expedited.

Tomorrow's our anniversary and we get to celebrate by doing nothing for two months and then taking a trip to live in JAPAN!

I plan to:

1. Read what I can while I can still get English-Language books
2. Write and work on my screenplay for a feature-length animation
3. Finish the sequel to my video game "The Shotgun Princess"
4. Learn back all of my lost Japanese
5. Get my family sick of me before I leave

Good Day!