As a mama who has nursed so many babies, I seriously got choked up about the flight attendant bringing you that water. Those things truly mean so much.
We were in Okinawa for 3 years and it's a huge praise you guys got an apartment right away ♡ we waited a couple weeks BUT it was just my husband and I at the time (I was pregnant). Have a wonderful time and do t be scared to explore once you are settled.
How cool! I have a cousin whose husband is an Army chaplain. They really enjoyed their time in Okinawa as well. I’ve driven off base twice so far, so I’m trying to get more comfortable exploring when I’m able to. We’ll just have one vehicle while we live here, so right now I typically have our van available on the weekends. 🤗
Hi Deanne, thank you for sharing your adventure. I spent 6 weeks as an foreign exchange student in Japan when I just graduated high school. Also, a little over a year ago we moved coast to coast and the stress was unreal. When you were sharing the last hours, I had flashbacks, LOL. We kept packing and there was just stuff we still needed to figure out what to do with. God is faithful! Friends are appreciated!! So blessed to hear you ended up next to the chaplain and family. Need to catch up to see how it all went since I just recently found your channel. God Bless!!🙂
Loved it. Thank you for sharing. You're really a good communicator and I enjoyed hearing about all the details shared. I'm happy to know your family is settling in so well and that you seem to be enjoying the adventure overall. Praying nothing but continued blessings for your family and those around you. Grace and peace. ☺️
Thank you for telling about your move and experiences. Thank you and your husband and for your service. We (my husband) are retired military too. We have some friends in Japan too. May God bless y'all.
Wow! This is making me feel like I can have so much more patience for our family's move from OH to PA next month! You are so inspiring. Good luck and blessings to you guys!
So glad to see you all arrived safely. I hope you're beginning to settle in. Can't wait to hear more about your adventures and settling into life in Japan. I originally found your channel through your grocery hauls and meal planning videos. It would be so interesting to see how your shopping and cooking changes now you are in Japan
What a wonderful memoir of your voyage - so many challenges and decisions along the way - navigated skillfully and successfully! Whew! So glad you are safe and settled! Love, Bob 💕✈️
Praise the Lord for your safe arrival and that you're settling in just fine. 🙌🏼 I am glad yo hear your neighbors are so welcoming on base too and all is well. Keeping you guys in our prayers. ❤🙏🏼
Moving overseas is definitely a process. So glad you are finally there and I hope you get to explore and experience Japan outside the "American Bubble" soon!
I feel like we are going to have too much too pack as well!!! We are going to do laundry till our move as well!!! I’m glad our washer and dryer are being sold with our house!!! We are getting extra suitcases for our move, we’ve already decided on that!!! We’ve not heard on what tests are required for our flight yet!!! We already know we will have different time zones but not prepared for them!!! We aren’t able to take certain woods so we’ve decided to sell our furniture with our house and buy new for our new home to prevent any issues. We’ve it decided on what break we take as we travel to Australia and get settled in there!!!
Wow what an adventure! It sounded exhausting too though. I'm glad things went as smoothly as possible for you. I travelled to the US alone with my daughter when she was four and carrying luggage for two was hard lol I cannot imagine having to navigate everything that you do. You are amazing! Best wishes.
Omg the same thing happened with us with the hotel and they too paid for our uber there! We were on our way here to Korea. We're civilians with the base so the whole trip was a huge, surprising journey. I hope you all love Japan!
Oh wow; yes it was definitely a crazy bump in the road after a long day of traveling. I’m thankful my husband jumps in when I’m feeling super frustrated. 🤣 We’re excited to hopefully travel and make the most of our time here! I hope you enjoy your time in Korea. 🤗
What a journey! It's so great that you documented it. You will enjoy looking back on this time. Glad things went as smoothly as possible (except for the shuttle fiasco 🙃.) I'm curious if you brought your TV or will you be buying one there. Can't wait for more updates!
We sent our tv in our last “household goods” shipment right before we left. So we won’t see it for another couple of months. What we did do is buy a small projector. It can connect to our Amazon firestick, portable DVD player, Nintendo switch, or phones. We’ve actually really enjoyed having an entire wall as a “tv screen”. 🤣🤣
Check IKEA to see if they will deliver your items for free. I lived in Macau and the Hong Kong ikea offered free delivery if you spent a certain amount
Thanks Kelley! They do offer delivery, but they don’t usually have base access. So it can be complicated sometimes. 😅 We’ll most likely just go in person.
We brought our infant car seat with us on the airplane. Then the car seats for our 4 and 6 year old came in our express shipment shortly after we arrived. During the actual travel portion we were able to ride taxis, a shuttle, and a bus without the car seats. Thankfully that was just for two days. In Japan anyone 6 and under has to be in a car seat when in a personal vehicle (not public transportation).
@@CalledtoCultivate oh very interesting! I didn't know the laws would be different between personal and public transportation. Thanks for the response!
From what I’ve been told the Japanese people are very polite and willing to help. I think it has a lot to do with their past interactions with other Americans, which is why they have us take a cultural relations class when we first arrive in Japan. As guests in this country it’s important that we aim to leave a positive impression. 🤗
😂 I struggled plenty throughout this process, trust me. But as a military wife there are lots of situations where you have to make a choice; you either wallow in self pity and complain about how hard life is or you accept that this is your story and you make the best of it! So as a family we try to find the good even when life gets challenging. God totally got me through every step of the way. HE’S the super one!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
It will be different. In America we had so many churches to choose from. Here there are two on base chapels. One on our base and one on another base close by. They both offer “Protestant” services. Other than that I believe there is one church off base that is a missionary church plant. It offers both English and Japanese services. So we’ll pick from those. 😉💁🏼♀️
@@CalledtoCultivate it is very happy to know that you have decided your church. Please share the differences between the church in the States and Japan in the next future. Pray God your families will adapt the new environment soon
As a mama who has nursed so many babies, I seriously got choked up about the flight attendant bringing you that water. Those things truly mean so much.
They sure do! I made sure to let them know how excellent our experience had been with their crew. 🥰
We were in Okinawa for 3 years and it's a huge praise you guys got an apartment right away ♡ we waited a couple weeks BUT it was just my husband and I at the time (I was pregnant). Have a wonderful time and do t be scared to explore once you are settled.
How cool! I have a cousin whose husband is an Army chaplain. They really enjoyed their time in Okinawa as well. I’ve driven off base twice so far, so I’m trying to get more comfortable exploring when I’m able to. We’ll just have one vehicle while we live here, so right now I typically have our van available on the weekends. 🤗
Woooowww the second-hand stress your story gave me 😅 I'm glad it's all over with and yall arrived safely!
You are such a strong woman! God is good. God bless you and your family
Thank you so much. 🤗
So happy to hear you all made it safely and the move went well. I'll keep praying for you all.
Thanks so much! 🤗
Hi Deanne, thank you for sharing your adventure. I spent 6 weeks as an foreign exchange student in Japan when I just graduated high school. Also, a little over a year ago we moved coast to coast and the stress was unreal. When you were sharing the last hours, I had flashbacks, LOL. We kept packing and there was just stuff we still needed to figure out what to do with. God is faithful! Friends are appreciated!! So blessed to hear you ended up next to the chaplain and family. Need to catch up to see how it all went since I just recently found your channel. God Bless!!🙂
It can be such an intense time for sure! Thanks for the encouragement and for watching. 🤗💕
Loved it. Thank you for sharing. You're really a good communicator and I enjoyed hearing about all the details shared. I'm happy to know your family is settling in so well and that you seem to be enjoying the adventure overall. Praying nothing but continued blessings for your family and those around you. Grace and peace. ☺️
Thank you so much! There’s much more adjusting to come, but we know it’s a process. 😉💁🏼♀️
Thank you for telling about your move and experiences. Thank you and your husband and for your service. We (my husband) are retired military too. We have some friends in Japan too. May God bless y'all.
Thank you for your service as well! It’s quite a life filled with ups and downs, but it can also be an adventure. 🤗💕
Whew! Quite the adventure but I'm glad it all went well
Wow! This is making me feel like I can have so much more patience for our family's move from OH to PA next month! You are so inspiring. Good luck and blessings to you guys!
You got this!! 🤗🙌🏻🙏🏻
So glad to see you all arrived safely. I hope you're beginning to settle in. Can't wait to hear more about your adventures and settling into life in Japan. I originally found your channel through your grocery hauls and meal planning videos. It would be so interesting to see how your shopping and cooking changes now you are in Japan
Thanks for the suggestion Gemma. It will definitely change some. 😉👍🏻
You and your family are just amazing. I have loved following your journey.
Thanks for following along Julie! 🤗👏🏻
What a wonderful memoir of your voyage - so many challenges and decisions along the way - navigated skillfully and successfully! Whew!
So glad you are safe and settled!
Love, Bob 💕✈️
We’re super glad to finally be here. And always thankful for the love and support from our families! 🤗💕
So glad you guys made it safely!
Thank you! ☺️
Praise the Lord for your safe arrival and that you're settling in just fine. 🙌🏼 I am glad yo hear your neighbors are so welcoming on base too and all is well. Keeping you guys in our prayers. ❤🙏🏼
Thanks Kang! 💕💕
Wow what a journey, I just found your channel and love it!!
Thanks so much! 🤗
Moving overseas is definitely a process. So glad you are finally there and I hope you get to explore and experience Japan outside the "American Bubble" soon!
Thanks Becky, me too! Next step is getting our licenses and a vehicle. 😉👍🏻
You are amazing! God bless you and your family!
Thanks Jennie! 🤗
This has been such an interesting series! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks for sticking around to watch it unfold! 🤗
I found this amazing. Loved all the details.
Deanne for Mother of the year!!
🤣 Moms just do what they have to! 💕
I feel like we are going to have too much too pack as well!!! We are going to do laundry till our move as well!!! I’m glad our washer and dryer are being sold with our house!!! We are getting extra suitcases for our move, we’ve already decided on that!!! We’ve not heard on what tests are required for our flight yet!!! We already know we will have different time zones but not prepared for them!!! We aren’t able to take certain woods so we’ve decided to sell our furniture with our house and buy new for our new home to prevent any issues. We’ve it decided on what break we take as we travel to Australia and get settled in there!!!
Thank you for this !
Wow what an adventure! It sounded exhausting too though. I'm glad things went as smoothly as possible for you. I travelled to the US alone with my daughter when she was four and carrying luggage for two was hard lol I cannot imagine having to navigate everything that you do. You are amazing! Best wishes.
God saw us through, that’s for sure! I’m thankful for my husband too; we make a good team. 🤗💕
Oh my friend, you are amazing. So grateful for God's hand on your travels.
He really carried us through. It’s so nice to have all that behind us. 😂💕
Omg the same thing happened with us with the hotel and they too paid for our uber there! We were on our way here to Korea. We're civilians with the base so the whole trip was a huge, surprising journey. I hope you all love Japan!
Oh wow; yes it was definitely a crazy bump in the road after a long day of traveling. I’m thankful my husband jumps in when I’m feeling super frustrated. 🤣 We’re excited to hopefully travel and make the most of our time here! I hope you enjoy your time in Korea. 🤗
@@CalledtoCultivate we've been here 2.5 years and it's been wonderful, despite covid. Definitely blessed to be here.
What a journey! It's so great that you documented it. You will enjoy looking back on this time. Glad things went as smoothly as possible (except for the shuttle fiasco 🙃.) I'm curious if you brought your TV or will you be buying one there. Can't wait for more updates!
We sent our tv in our last “household goods” shipment right before we left. So we won’t see it for another couple of months. What we did do is buy a small projector. It can connect to our Amazon firestick, portable DVD player, Nintendo switch, or phones. We’ve actually really enjoyed having an entire wall as a “tv screen”. 🤣🤣
@@CalledtoCultivate that sounds fun!! 😂
Wow! Welcome to Japan! We love the theme of your channel. If you ever get a chance to visit us at Paz Church, we'd love to meet you all.
Thanks so much! I enjoyed learning more about the ministry you’re a part of. If we spend a weekend in Tokyo we’d love to visit. 🤗
Wow your amazing! Weve moved overseas as missionary's so I can understand some of this.
It’s not something I ever imagined I’d do. But here we are! Trusting God has a plan for us here. 🤗💕
Check IKEA to see if they will deliver your items for free. I lived in Macau and the Hong Kong ikea offered free delivery if you spent a certain amount
Thanks Kelley! They do offer delivery, but they don’t usually have base access. So it can be complicated sometimes. 😅 We’ll most likely just go in person.
How were you able to ride in the vehicles while traveling? Did you bring car seats for the kids with you?
We brought our infant car seat with us on the airplane. Then the car seats for our 4 and 6 year old came in our express shipment shortly after we arrived. During the actual travel portion we were able to ride taxis, a shuttle, and a bus without the car seats. Thankfully that was just for two days. In Japan anyone 6 and under has to be in a car seat when in a personal vehicle (not public transportation).
@@CalledtoCultivate oh very interesting! I didn't know the laws would be different between personal and public transportation. Thanks for the response!
Thank you for sharing!!! Praise the Lord, you made it safely. This was a great update 🙌
What are the homeschool rules there?
No specific homeschool rules/regulations. I’ll continue to keep records and create annual portfolios for my own peace of mind. 😉
@@CalledtoCultivate outside of your base are American’s welcomed by the Japanese community? I love how you are sharing this journey with all of us.
From what I’ve been told the Japanese people are very polite and willing to help. I think it has a lot to do with their past interactions with other Americans, which is why they have us take a cultural relations class when we first arrive in Japan. As guests in this country it’s important that we aim to leave a positive impression. 🤗
Superwoman! 🦸♀️💪
😂 I struggled plenty throughout this process, trust me. But as a military wife there are lots of situations where you have to make a choice; you either wallow in self pity and complain about how hard life is or you accept that this is your story and you make the best of it! So as a family we try to find the good even when life gets challenging. God totally got me through every step of the way. HE’S the super one!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
His Spirit shows through you and the attitude you choose. ☺️ Thanks for sharing your journey, it is encouraging!
Are you guys still living there? My husband is retired Army and I am a stay at home momma to our two boys. I have lots of questions!
Yes; we have a little less than a year left here. Feel free to message me on FB or Instagram. 💁🏼♀️
Is it difficult to find a church nearby
It will be different. In America we had so many churches to choose from. Here there are two on base chapels. One on our base and one on another base close by. They both offer “Protestant” services. Other than that I believe there is one church off base that is a missionary church plant. It offers both English and Japanese services. So we’ll pick from those. 😉💁🏼♀️
@@CalledtoCultivate it is very happy to know that you have decided your church. Please share the differences between the church in the States and Japan in the next future. Pray God your families will adapt the new environment soon