Japanese Food: It's part of the Deal

Sukiyaki. It's Delicious!

Part of the fun of dating someone from a different culture is learning and experiencing their culture, as well as sharing yours with them. Part of that culture is the food.

If you discover that you do not like the food at all from their culture, it may be hard to continue the relationship. Think of a hard core vegan dating a butcher. There's going to be some difficulties in the relationship.

So, I'm sure you can imagine my surprise when I meet a married couple , and one of them can't stand the food of the other's culture.

Usually, it's one partner that can not bring themselves to eat Japanese food.

Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Boing! Boing! Boing!

We call our oldest daughter lots of things.  Most of them are nice. 

We call her a worm when she wiggles, a puppy when she barks or licks things (usually us!), and a kangaroo when she is jumping around the house.

Recently, she got her own room and Big Girl bed.

Needless to say, she loves jumping on her bed.

Water Conservation in California

Drip, drip drip

I grew up in California, in the Los Angeles region.  This area is known for being a dry desert, with not too much in the way of water.

My wife grew up in Japan, a country that is just teeming with water; It has large rivers around it's cities and small streams throughout the neighborhoods.

So when it comes to water conservation, we are coming from totally different experiences.