So, we had to pay.  For the tiny little hole in the wall.  A few weeks ago, I wrote about the fiasco of trying to get an AC installed.  Nearly a month after we purchased the AC, today it was installed and I’m feeling glad to check that one off the list.  Whew! The very,… Continue reading ACs and Emergencies… again?

So I’m reading a book right now about TCKs- Third Culture Kids, a passing recommendation on Facebook by another missionary mom. What are Third Culture Kids?  They are kids of missionaries or military personnel who grow up outside of their passport country.  It’s like they grow up between worlds– adapting to, loving and probably more… Continue reading TCKs

I’m happy to report that our little one is feeling better.  It’s been a very long week where I’ve seen the dawn almost daily.  And I’m a night person, so there’s no need to explain how I feel about that. It seems like there’s so much going on right now.  But to highlight one of… Continue reading Come and See

“Hai… Hai..  Wakarimashita!” A few more “Yes, yes, I understood”s later and I hung up the phone.  I turned to my study partner, Rosie, and mentioned that it was Yano-san, the real estate agent from church who most of us foreigners have used to look for apartments. “I had to contact him because the electrician… Continue reading ACs and Emergencies