Wednesday, February 20, 2013

About Me and Blog Purpose

Konnichiwa.  My name is Becky.  Yoroshikuonegaishimasu.
I wanted to start by telling you a little about myself.  I am a gaijin ;)  My husband and I live in Japan with our two children.  My son L is two and my daughter G is six months.  We started our journey in Japan in 2010 before L was born.  We came to Japan because my husband had an internship at an international preschool in Hirakata-shi (just outside Osaka). I came and volunteered at the preschool for a month then went back to the US to give birth to L.  After returning to the US I was put on bedrest and FINALLY gave birth 9 weeks later (my husband had luckily finished his internship at this time and returned to the US).  L was born at 33 weeks and was in NICU for a month before coming home.  After living in Japan for that month my husband and I were pretty sure we would be returning after my husband finished his degree. 
In June of 2011 after I finished my teaching contract (I taught elementary school) and my husband graduated from BYU we moved back to Japan.  My husband had gotten a job teaching English with NOVA.  So that's how we got here. 

Blog Purpose
I have wanted to help other gaijin in Japan by sharing things I have learned.  When I gave the blog its title my husband kind of laughed but Frugal, Mama and Japan sum me up really well ;)  I hope you enjoy my blog and that my experiences can help you, and hopefully make you smile :)

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