Hi friends!
I know its been awhile since my last post, but I had a few minutes and I wanted to say hi again!
First off-we've been in living in Japan for almost 2 weeks now! I wish all of you could come live here, it's incredible!
I want to brag about my new school and friends, but I feel like I've done that a bunch on Facebook already, so I'll just summarize by saying....BEST. DECISION. EVER. (Other than marriage, of course!)
We were a bit under the weather our first week here, but we're almost up to speed now! We went to the doctor and in Japan you get a pill for each symptom you have! So we ended up taking about 5-7 pills, twice a day. Guess how much our doctor visit & medicine was for the both of us? ......about $25 TOTAL!! (Thanks national health care!) It took less than an hour for everything too! Praise God!!
We have been going all around Sendai, and we even went to a new church today! We will try out all the English-speaking churches, and then hopefully find one that we can get plugged in at. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly, its been such an easy/pleasant transition here! :)
A quick story, and then I need to head to bed.....
We went to the international center the other day to sign up for Japanese lessons. Well, when I was washing my hands in the restroom, there was a mom with 4 little girls. They all smiled at me and the mom pressed the oldest one (about 6 yrs old) towards me and said something that made the girl talk to me! lol....She said, "Kon'nichiwa!". So I politely said..."Kon'nichiwa, Hello! Watashi wa Brittany desu!" Then I pointed at her sister's and her to get their names. They were so excited and they treated me like I was a celebrity! It was so adorable!
I can't wait to learn more Japanese and go exploring around the country. I already feel so at home, and I'm so glad I get to experience this with my best friend! So thankful that Britt and I get to work and play together, and SO excited for our kids to grow up here! (No, I'm not pregnant, but I will be someday...and we don't plan on leaving here anytime soon! :)
Love and miss you all, but having a blast here too!!
Oh! BTW! If you send us American care packages, we'll send you one full of awesome Japanese stuff too!
Ideas for us are: Little Debbie snacks (oatmeal cream pies, swiss cake rolls, starcrunch, etc., brownie mix (the bag would be fine/probably easier to send), Fruity pebbles, Trix, Rotel, Velvetta, Dry pinto beans, Cumin, Xbox live giftcard....aaannddd that's all I can think of for now!
Here's our address:
Britt & Brittany Holmes
K Heights A201
3-8-10, Kamiyagari, Izumi-ku,
Sendai, Miyagi, 981-3121, JAPAN
