2019 Update & What I’m learning No.1

2019 Update & What I’m learning No.1

by Cody Wahl7 Comments
(Belated) Merry Christmas! (I asked a group of Japanese middle school students, in Japanese, to take this for us. The girls in the group started making heart signs at us, "awwww"ing when I put my arm around Danielle... <3 ) We hope everyone reading this had a wonderful Christmas this year! We miss you dearly, and send our love from Japan. It's 12:07 A.M. ... ...and I'm behind my keyboard, fingers clicking away. My inspiration to write is fairly akin to nature's calling, with hopefully at least a marginal difference in end result. I've been learning a lot lately and thought to myself this evening, "I should document this!" with the hope it doesn't just go in one ear and out the other. So, starting this month I'm going to make an effort to report my process and what I'm learning on a monthly basis. Hopefully I won't have to eat those words come next month! But, given it being...
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Our first month in Japan

Our first month in Japan

by Cody Wahl10 Comments
Well, that went by quick! I've almost been in Japan for an entire month. I'm happy to say that so far, things are going really well. Danielle arrived 10 days ago, and we've been having fun exploring our new home everyday since. I'm home! My first meal, ramen! Mission complete. Good news! We found a place to live! Danielle, Ruke (our cat who joined us in Japan), and I move in to our new home in one week! We came into this situation knowing we would need a miracle, and we got one. The deck was stacked against us: foreign students with a cat. We were told before-hand that being a foreigner alone cuts down possible rentals to a mere 5%. A pet friendly place, especially for cats, are extremely difficult to find on top of that. But not only did we find a place, we had a bonus "wish-list" of items and got everything on that list and more! Even funny, but specific...
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37 hours

37 hours

by Cody Wahl2 Comments
In just thirty-seven hours, I'm taking off on a one way flight to Osaka, Japan. When to return? Who knows! My first mission upon arrival: eat some delicious ramen! My second, and arguably more important mission: Find a home for Danielle and I! Totally not joking... Can't wait to get my hands on some real ramen. I feel like an adventurer of old; going off to a new world, establishing a home for my wife (and cats). And like every good adventure, obstacles to overcome! My jungle to tame is concrete, and the bear to wrestle, bureaucracy. (Admittedly, mine is a very modern, first-world adventure.) ( codyanddanielle.org and affiliates do not participate in, or support boxing or wrestling with bears ) I love adventure: new places, experiences, and stories. Despite that, one could easily get overwhelmed by everything going on, needs to be done, or could go wrong. For that reason, we've been pro-active with our anti-worrying. Philippians 4:6-7 has been our verse...
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