It’s been a month since we arrived at our new home here in Japan, and nothing has made that month easier or more enjoyable than the people we’ve met along the way. Jessie and I are fortunate that Minami-Alps City is home to more than a handful of progressively minded, generous people who have been gracious enough to speak English with us, excuse our clumsy faux pas, drive us to local sites, immerse us in what it means to be Japanese and, most importantly for me, feed us. This week we went to the top of Mt. Kushigata and to the Fuji Five Lakes area where we watched a professional soccer game, with Sakano. I also went to the golf driving range with our friend Yoda, which was very similar to a driving range in the
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