Kate’s Quests

I don’t have any classes at school this week, so I’ve had a bit of extra free time. In that time I decided to do a bit of cooking. I’ve made a couple of recipes from Renee Loux’s book and they have been yummy. But, I also decided to make a big [...]

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The temperature has been hanging out in the upper 60’s and low 70’s. Although at the moment it’s chilly and clouds are moving out after the night rain, I have a feeling it’ll be another beautiful day. And I took some photos as I walked to the train station the other day, [...]

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I saw this article on the BBC news and just had to post it.  As if coming across a bear in a darkened alley wasn’t frightening enough…now we’ve got one with a rap sheet.

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I’m very excited because I finally got my camera!  I ordered it around Christmas, but it first had to go to my father-in-law due to shipping restrictions and then he sent it to us.  And it took the slow boat over so it took awhile.  But it’s here!  Yea! I got a Nikon D40x and [...]

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I just love presents. I had a student today who told me last week that she was going to bring a purse for me to send to my mother as a get well gift. At the time I was hoping that the purse wasn’t too nice because I wasn’t sure I’d be able [...]

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Japanese children start kindergarten at age 3 and end at age 5 or 6.  But, their school buses totally rock.  I wish I had gotten to ride to school in one of these as a kid.  How fun would that be?!

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Yesterday, D.J. and I drove up to the Yokota air base (about 2 1/2 hours away) to pick up a co-worker that’s brand new to Japan.  He arrived with his family and we brought them back to the Lodge on base.  We are sponsoring them, which just means that we’re helping them get settled in [...]

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I think I’ve said it before here, but I’ll say it again.  I love Japan, but I’m done.  I’m good and I’m ready to move back home to the states.  My mom has cancer and just went through surgery on Monday.  So, I’ve been calling my Dad and my sister religiously trying to get updates [...]

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I heard this on NPR and found the article on BBC News. Sounds like the “Get Tight with Christ” hand and body cream would work well.  Perhaps the “Virtuous vanilla” lip balm would be better?  I guess now we’ll never know.

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Shara decided to come to my house yesterday and we were going to go hike in the woods and snow. Well, she calls just outside of the neighborhood and tells me that her car is stuck. She’s going to try to turn around and go home because the roads were really bad [...]

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