Had I known I was coming down with the flu, I probably wouldn't have been up in the kids' faces so much. Oops. Oh, I was Santa, and I did not do a very good job. I just didn't feel believable in the role.
"I'll (not) be home for Christmas..." December 23rd 2007 Ima nanji desu ka? Christmas desu. What time is it? It’s Christmas.
Ok, I think that’s pretty close. We’re always practicing!
Christmas just isn’t the same so far from family. You don’t miss the other stuff here - just family. But, we’re doing our best to revel in the Japanese Christmas season, which consists of everything overwhelming and unnecessary about Christmas and none of the ... read more
Asia » Japan » Yamanashi In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
We're Greg and Jessie Pierquet. We're 25 years old and natives of Iowa and Wisconsin living in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan.
We are spending a year in the Land of the Rising Sun thanks to the Minami-Alps City/Marshalltown sister cities relationship, which sends a teacher from Marshalltown, Iowa each year to teach conversational English at Kushigata Junior High School.
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