Thursday, December 04, 2008

Some Reasons We Chose Japan...

  • We get to live in Asia (an area of the world neither of us have explored)
  • Sushi - daily, maybe for every meal
  • Our dear, dear friends live there
  • Maximo gets to grow up with our dear, dear friends' kids
  • Seasons - especially autumn leaves and cherry blossoms in the spring
  • Purchasing a bike with a basket on the front and a seat on the back for Max
  • Max will start school in August '09 and come to school with us everyday
  • We will be able to furnish our apartment from the local IKEA
  • We can actually order English literature through Amazon.jp
  • Learning about Japanese culture and history - something we know very little about
  • Cleanliness and order
  • We won't have to own a car
  • Great public transportation throughout the country
  • Being back on a normal northern hemisphere school year
And there are probably many other things we don't even know about yet that we'll love...

2 comments:

Michelle said...

Those all sound like great reasons and would all be reasons why I would choose Japan, except for the sushi part. This vegetarian just can't handle sushi. :)

K. Welbes said...

As someone who has lived in Japan for 18 months. I agree 150% with everything you have said. There is not a day that goes by that I do not LOVE living in Japan.

Cannot wait to have you over for dinner and games.