Laziness and humidity

OK, so we gave in and joined the hordes of bloggers. Not because we feel a need to express all of our random, unappreciated thoughts, not because we want to design an impressive blog page but because we are just plain lazy. Period. That's what oppressive heat and humidity do to you in a foreign land. It's hard to look forward to writing emails especially when I'm soaked in sweat and my boxers feel like wet crumpled newspaper riding up the wrong trail. Picture that.

So, here we are. Land of the Rising Sun. Almost 2 months since we left good old US of A. Amazing how time flies. We are glad to say that we are getting into the mix of things now. It wasn't the smoothest of transitions but the worse is over, except for the killer heat.

I'm proud to say that Joey has been a model mom to Trisha despite her longings for corporate America. Her schedule is quickly filling up with all kinds of activities for Trisha and herself. In fact, she just took Trisha for her first swimming lesson today. Trish seemed to have liked it although she was a little hesitant at first.

We've met some very nice people who are here on assignments from various companies. Quite a lively community of expatriates. Hopefully this will eventually help us mix in with the locals. Language is still a huge barrier for the both of us. Classes should start next week. Apparently the teachers at this language school refuse to use English and will only converse and teach in Japanese, even though they know English perfectly. Sounds like good times, eh?

There you have it. Our blog's grand opening. We'll write more soon (scout's honor) about our recent 1 week summer holidays. Till then, take care and note the link to our Picasa photo page.