Beautiful park in Utsunomiya.
This is our sensei Mioko-san and her husband welcoming us on our first day in Japan.
Giyoza Man ResturantOur first dining out experince went great. The girls love giyoza and good thing because Utsunomiya is the giyoza capital.
Rylee loves to practice eating with chopsticks.
And Avery can't get enough giyoza.
This week we found three great parks and 2 are within walking distance. Our favorite is the park with the fish pond. We go there nearly everyday to feed the fish. That is of course if Avery will share some of the fish food for the fish (left over pancakes).
We also found the Mall, Bell Mall, it is only a few blocks away and has many great things like, Starbucks, McDonald's, great shopping and a fun play area for the kids.This is Rylee at Bell Mall in front of a Christmas Display. Yes, the Japanese love Christmas, but not in the same way that we do. Very few Japanese are actually Christians, but they are a very celebratory culture and love to be festive.
This first week was filled with much exploration of our new surroundings and unpacking and getting settled into our new house. We have met many great families and have already formed a wonderful relationship with our sensei Mioko-san. Mioko-san is our life line and has been a tremendous help.
We shared Thanksgiving our first weekend here. It was fun to meet many of the other OAP (overseas assignment project) families.
3 comments:
We missed you at the farm. Went to Bob's and rode 4-wheelers and ate again. Of course all Rhesa wanted to do is swim in the pool at the hotel. So glad to hear people are taking care of you...I don't understand all of it, but I get the idea. :)
I have saved you as a favorite, so keep the blogs coming!!
Love,
Marcheta
The blog is WONDERFUL!!!!! The pics from the mountain trip are beautiful.....I'm glad the girls are adjusting well, and thankful for your other AOP families that are there. Love you all so much!
Stacie,
I am glad you had a good Thanksgiving. We missed you!!! I was in San Antonio with the Troyer clan at Seaworld. It was a blast. I will post pics soon. I kept thinking how much the girls would have loved it! :) Love you!
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