Marriage can be challenging in the best of times, and sometimes adding the stress and strain of living abroad or being a bi-cultural couple can bring issues to the surface with a vengeance. I’m sure everyone has heard that communication is the key to a happy marriage, but what do you do when every time…
The most difficult thing during the summer in Japan is the heat. The second is the fact that everyone leaves in August. It is the second most difficult month for expats to adjust to, with December being the most difficult. Obon is the festival of the dead and is celebrated throughout the month of August,…
To be happy as an expat living in Japan requires the ability to let go. This is can be extremely difficult, but once accomplished, life improves by leaps and bounds. Letting go is about more than accepting that certain things are out of your control. It is about letting go of the Japan you thought…