1) Konichiwa= Hello
2) Arigato= Thank you
3) The bathrooms here are so clean you could eat off the floor
4) The ingredient in the Soba noodles was not imitation crab, it was some type of compressed fish cake
5) It is possible to read 2 books in 2 weeks ( I really did this, incredible!)
6) It is possible to live happily in a 500 square foot room
7) It doesn't get old having cleaning people come every day
8) Greg hasn't learned anything, he apparently knew everything before we came
9) The best way to stop a wind tunnel (and extremely noisy vent) is to stuff it with hand towels
10) Greg really can drink an entire pot of coffee by himself
11) Brady can climb out of his crib. EEEKKKK!
12) It is impossible to keep quiet when your husband has to drive on the wrong side of the road and you think he may not see the car directly in front of you
13) It's normal to run red lights (isn't it?)
14) Using chopsticks to eat everything isn't always that easy
15) Brady is a rock star (teenage girls have actually squealed when he went past them)
Konichiwa,
ReplyDeleteWow, Greg knew everything before Japan. That's a surprise.
What books are you reading? Maybe you could include some book reviews up on here.
It sounds like Brady needs a cage.
Sayonara.
Yeah - Chris seems to know everything already too. I don't think I would get tired of cleaning ladies coming by everyday. I am not sure about living in 500 sq. feet... Thanks for the language lesson.
ReplyDeleteWhen Stan and I lived in a dorm room at Southern Oregon University for three summers while he completed his masters in music with the American Band College, I remember thinking, "It's amazingly wonderful how simply life can become when it really is forced to be utterly simple and streamlined. There is a fun freedom in fewer responsibilities for a brief time. I didn't have cleaning ladies, but I had only two beds to make, and two desks to keep orderly.
ReplyDeleteLoved the list. Glad you've alerted us to Brady's rockstar-status. We'll try to be prepared to give him the proper homecoming welcome. :)