You've Never Done This Before...

It's the summer, and if you want to waste a little leisure time and see a little of Japan via your computer screen, this link gives you a unique opportunity to drive a commuter train in Japan. The line is the one our daughters have used to get to school our entire time in Japan, so we know the scenes you'll see from the cab very well.

http://www.realrailway.com/en/ikebukuro/simulator60.html


When you hear the annoucement for the next station, you need to apply the brakes hard, and then ease off as the train comes into the station, being careful to stop at the exact place indicated. That's the way the real drivers do it.

The News Is Not Good...

This report from a credible news source gives some alarming statistics about health in Fukushima, near the reactors: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-stunning-36-percent-of-fukushima-children-have-abnormal-growths-from-radiation-exposure-2012-7

Our Last Post About High School Adventures

This is the third graduate in our family from Christian Academy in Japan. Megan is pictured here with friends (and a spectacular view of Tokyo) at the grad banquet.

Our other two graduates arrived back in Japan in time for the graduation ceremony. They're getting some hours in teaching this summer, helping to finance further studies back in Canada.

Megan also will move on to teaching at an English school, and then in the Spring to the Kingfisher Project of Capernwray. Next summer we return to Canada for home assignment, and Megan will start the next phase of her studies.