Month: February 2009

  • We might be living here…

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    While not confirmed yet, this might be our apartment for our time in Kisarazu! Whee!

  • Gyosei International School

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    Satellite image of Lara’s new school, Gyosei International School, in Kisarazu, Chiba prefecture, Japan. Can you see the tennis courts and the baseball field? To find this on maps.google.com type in “矢那1083 Kisarazu”.

  • The Wall We Helped To Build

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    We raised the strawbales around this corner and along this wall one weekend last year. It actually looks quite straight. So proud of “our” strawbale wall.

  • Waiting for visas

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    Now Benno’s visa documents have arrived in Japan so the school can apply for his dependent visa at the same time as Lara’s working visa. We’re starting the count-down – 37 more days left in Australia – but there’s so much to do before then. To acquaint ourselves with the the culture of the town…

  • It’s real… we have flights

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    Well, we bought our flights today, which means we’re really leaving! We will be departing on the 26th March, to arrive in Japan on the 27th, via Singapore. Lara’s visa documents also got sent off to the school today, so hopefully we’re on track and we’ll get our visas in time to fly out.

  • We’re moving!

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    Yep, it’s all happening. We’re moving to Japan where we will live and work for a year. After threatening to do so for 4 years we are finally following through. Lara has a one-year job contract teaching science in the English-speaking stream of an International School in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She will be…

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