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http://mentalfloss.com/article/55140/10-japanese-travel-tips-visiting-America This was a very interesting article that we found for Japanese people travelling to America.  It’s a bit amusing to see how others perceive us. It wasn’t until I began living in other countries that I really realized how different cultures can be.  Of course, we all know that generally about cultures, that they’re… Continue reading Perceptions

So, in the interval between the last blog and now, so much has happened. A couple weeks ago, my doctor put me on bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy.  It really drives me nuts not to have anything to do.  Luckily in December, I knew upcoming projects and wrote them in the months… Continue reading And February…

Hi friends, Well, most of you probably know that we are expecting.  Come April, we expect the newest arrival of Team Japan.  That’s exciting.  That also explains why my last post was in August.  I was basically out of commission for the first trimester. Now, I’ma feelin better, 17 weeks, and an appetite the size… Continue reading Plugs

So, my apologies on the going MIA.  There have been new developments in the Alvarado world.  They happen to be good, but have caused a bit of a distraction. The missions conference, as you know, was wonderful.  We heard wonderful stories of things God is doing around the world.  It was very encouraging knowing that… Continue reading MIA

There is lots to share from the conference we went to this week.  I will share more as we go. Here is a video though that is what it’s all about…

Here are some other helpful cultural hints and facts about Japan! 1- For a city that is as jam-packed as Tokyo is, you’d think that it would be a noisy, loud city.  Au contraire, friend.  The only loud and obnoxious people you’ll really find in Japan are foreigners.  Trains are a great example of this. … Continue reading What You Need to Know about Japan continued…

We have time of prayer at our job… break time at 9:30 every day.  It’s a blessing and encouragement to be able to support and be supported and know what’s going on in each others’ lives and to come together to pray about things. Vicente and I have an upcoming trip to Texas for a missions… Continue reading And Again…

Last night, I was laying in bed listening to my husband snore… thinking it was unfair that I was awake when I had gone to bed earlier than him. I had some great inspiration for blog posts for you, reader… the principle inspiration which I cannot now recall.  You know how frustrating that is.  So,… Continue reading Viola!

So, obviously, this list is not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather a collection of observations, facts and things YOU need to know about Japan. 1. Japan is AWESOME.  Japanese are great people– hard working, very polite, very intuitive, very helpful and respectful.  When you visit Japan, the people will often try to speak your language to… Continue reading What You Need to Know about Japan

So, we had a few friends over the other night… Japan is the country we all have in common… that being where we all met (excepting two).  One of them had pics of Vicente’s first trip to Japan.  Thought I’d share, as I’d never seen it before.  I bet he didn’t know at that time… Continue reading And So It Began