Squid ink burgers! Yum!

Sand museum. Stunning! Amazing what artists can do to sculpt mountains of sand into art. This exhibition was themed Russia. See photo albums for more pics.

Weekend trip with the family to Tottori. Amazing sandunes and views out to sea. We got to ride camels and climb the dunes, as well as eat mashing soft crean and get sunburst!. It turns out Japan really does have it all!

International play day! At school we taught our junior kids games from our home countries. Obviously I had to go rugby! Luckily Dean was able to come and help. It was the cutest day ever!

Dean and I volunteered at the Hiroshima landslides today. Three weeks ago after intense rain there were massive landslides on the outskirts of Hiroshima. Claiming over 70 lives and some still lost under the mud and rubble It was a tough day of digging through mud to gain entry into housing. And once inside clearing out the carnage there too. A mix of emotions. Shock at the destruction. Houses flattened and cars crushed. Seeing belongings and toys poking thr...