It's been a few years since we left Japan but a few people still remember us. We had the pleasure of welcoming our friends Ichi and Asami to our current home last week. Ichi and Asami were Sarah's host family when we first arrived in Japan and we were good friends with them the entire time we lived there. They often invited us over for dinner and never failed invite friends and family who made it to Japan to their house for a visit, dinner, and of course, beer.

It was a great opportunity to catch up with on the happenings in each other's lives since we had left and to hear the latest news about the town and high schools we used to work at.

We split their visit between time in Chicago, with Sarah's parents, and Muskegon. It was a nice contrast between American big city and smaller town life. Some of the highlights of the week included blueberry picking, the beach at Pere Marquette, a Japanese breakfast, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the Air and Water Show in Chicago, and an interesting adventure in American driving rules on a trip to Walmart featuring Ichi and Asami behind the wheel.

The week went too quickly and we were sad to see them leave for Boston on the next leg of their trip.