And inwards the blink of an eye, 3 years convey passed together with it's fourth dimension to run out Japan. How produce you lot tell goodbye to a house that has drib dead such a business office of you? I started this spider web log to document our adventures for my girls, then they mightiness ever holler upwards our fourth dimension here. And now, these blogs together with the memories contained inwards them are my most treasured together with priceless souvenir.
Living overseas was ever a dream of mine together with every expectation was exceeded 1 hundred fold! I'm leaving Nippon a dissimilar somebody than the 1 who arrived 3 years ago. It actually is a pocket-size globe subsequently all, together with in that place is then much expert to last found.
I'll miss then much well-nigh Japan, I don't fifty-fifty know where to begin. So, hither are simply a few of the many moments I've loved.
The thought of Mt. Fuji from 10,000 feet.
Karaoke-ing the nighttime away, amongst expert friends.
Singing inwards the pelting amongst a cousin, at the Imperial Palace.
Random grapheme sightings that convey drib dead then normal to me now.
And finding that those characters come upwards inwards many shapes together with sizes!
AMAZING metropolis parks!
Tranquil together with serene Japanese gardens.
The warm, friendly together with gracious Japanese people.
Walking through the rustling bamboo wood inwards Kyoto.
The beauty made from brokenness at Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Roaming the streets of Tokyo nether the world's BEST low-cal displays!
Conquering the majestic Mt. Fuji non once,
but twice!
Hanging out amongst the snowfall monkeys inwards Nagano.
Cruising the streets of Tokyo inwards a go-kart, inwards costume, of course.
Brushing upwards on our sumo skills at the stable.
The food. And the exquisite presentation of, well, simply well-nigh everything!
Skiing the Japanese Alps.
The spectacular together with unparalleled beauty of a Japanese springtime.
And sharing that beauty amongst my mom.
Playing clothes upwards amongst menage unit of measurement on a gorgeous autumn day, nigh Mt. Fuji.
Coordinating our 2016 Protestant Women of the Chapel (PWOC) retreat.
The careful Japanese planning of each together with every season, inwards monastic enjoin to showcase the most beauty.
Taking selfie's at Matsumoto castle.
Proclaiming Jesus Christ every bit my Lord together with Savior, inwards a swimming puddle on Yokota Air Base.
The vibrant colouring of festival season.
Navigating streets then pocket-size they aspect similar one-way streets, but aren't.
The excitement of a develop ride into the city.
Partying Tokyo-style!
"Adventure Friday's" amongst my ii favorite gals.
Soaking inwards a hot tub piece gazing at the Tokyo Bay.
Wandering the picturesque streets of Kyoto.
And checking out the shrines, likewise many to count.
Learning lots about Japanese history together with culture.
Sharing our beautiful habitation away from habitation amongst grandma together with granddad on their really source trip exterior of the United States.
But, I simply mightiness miss the heated john seats the most! And also the pristine cleanliness of a Japanese populace restroom. (This is a souvenir that will be coming habitation amongst me.)
We were also then blessed amongst some pretty amazing Asian adventures exterior of Japan, every bit well. Such as, bathing amongst elephants inwards Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Cruising Halong Bay, Vietnam.
Learning traditional dance, inwards costume, inwards Bali.
Taking inwards the thought from atop Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.
Smiling for Petronas Tower selfie's, Kuala Lumpur.
Finding a tree climbers dream inwards Ho Chi Minh City.
Taking inwards the exotic metropolis skyline at night, inwards Singapore.
Braving the Forbidden City inwards Beijing.
And the Demilitarized Zone, inwards South Korea.
Strolling The Bund inwards Shanghai.
Learning the pregnant of propaganda firsthand, at the "Hanoi Hilton" prison, Vietnam.
Finding out that develop go experiences vary greatly between countries.
Cartwheeling across the Great Wall of China.
Experiencing to a greater extent than beautiful Asian Beaches than nosotros tin fifty-fifty count....
But fifty-fifty every bit amazing every bit all of these adventures were, it was the people who genuinely made this assignment spectacular. The Lord pose the most wonderful together with genuine people inwards our lives, fifty-fifty on the other side of the world. Here are simply a few of those especial people, but in that place are also then many to a greater extent than who impacted our lives for the better.
We volition never forget these especial friends, or the countless others!
My fourth dimension inwards Nippon tin best last described using a favorite Bible verse;
"Every expert together with perfect gift is from above, coming downward from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does non alter similar shifting shadows."- James 1:17
That is exactly what the past times 3 years convey been to me. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 expert together with most perfect gift, together with 1 for which I am unworthy. I'm brokenhearted to tell sayonara to this chapter of my life, but I am forever grateful to the Lord for giving us this life-changing together with most extraordinary adventure. Although it is fourth dimension to movement on, I trust inwards His sovereign together with perfect innovation for our lives- wherever that leads.
With that beingness said, remain tuned for our upcoming adventures on the "Last Frontier"....Alaska!
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