The Rising Sun

Japan so far has been a whirlwind. We were graciously greeted by the Hashizume family, who treated us to a yummy late dinner and a place to lay our weary heads.  We had a great visit with them in Chiba, and it was fun to see their daughters again, who I hadn`t seen since they […]

Bon Voyage

We are sitting in the international terminal at LAX. Off again. The past few days were a whirlwind of mental checklists: travel insurance, notifying credit card companies of travel plans so the fraud department doesn’t block the account, paying bills, last phone calls to friends and family, along with making sure they’ve all got Skype […]