This is a story about an international couple raising and home educating three young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages are about pretty much anything and everything all guided by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes, Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our ongoing crazy adventure.

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- Facebook Post - Beautiful cherry trees blooming along the road.

- Facebook Post - DO NOT MOVE TO JAPAN….if you like loquats. Yup been taking a lot of food pictures recently but needed to take this picture in the store. Way too expensive to purchase. Can you believe this? Actually costs 697 yen for 6 freaking loquats. Already put in about 16 loquat trees in the yard for privacy not to mention the fruit is really good. Putting in a few loquat trees adds a tropical look to any garden.

- Facebook Post - Hanami Canceled Due To Bronchitis. Yup now paying for going out and working on the house while sick the last few days. Going to actually cancel a trip up to the mountains for hanami tomorrow. At least we went to a different place for hanami a couple days before. Gonna do something different and take it easy next few days. DECK IS FINISHED NOW. Put a few coats of stain on the deck today and finished now. A few more projects to work on and then can relax for the Summer in Japan. Tonight we ate this for dinner as a side dish. Really delicious and a seasonal crop in Japan. Wanna see if any of you know this.

- Facebook Post - Amanohashidate Kyoto Japan. We once again went to Amanohashidate Kyoto Japan. This is one of the three most famous view spots in Japan. This was a really nice weekend of eating, drinking, hot springs, karaoke, seaweed, shell, and rock collecting, not to mention relaxing at a luxury hotel. With house projects pretty much finished this was a good beginning for enjoying Japan this year again.

- Facebook Post - Really nice view from our room at Amanohashidate Kyoto Japan.

- Facebook Post - Hey been eating a bunch of different dishes using the wakame pulled out of Miyazu Bay in the Sea of Japan while on vacation in Amanohashidate.