Kaleyn had a later start to the day so we (well me) decided to walk to a local temple. Online it says it is not visited much so nice and quiet. It was a good walk there as you can see below (7.3km there and back). We met a nice older lady there who was shocked we home schooled – that is not allowed in Japan. She had lots of questions for us. There was just a...
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Here is a quick walk thru the great apartment Michelle picked our for us.
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Kaelyn starts most morning between 10-11am, so this is the perfect time for Tammy and I to walk to the park for the morning. There are two parks nearby. The closer one here in the video has people in it all the time we visit. It has a nice open area, and pond area (they need to stock it with fish!) The second one not so much. It’s on a side street so less...
Read MoreThis is a good time to discuss the main differences between the Shanghai subway and Tokyo subway SO FAR. As we use it more, we will likely navigate it much easier. In Tokyo, the subway is owned by multiple companies that run different lines. This means going to locations outside the core requires you to take a transfer to another line. What this means is that you...
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Today we needed to conquer phase 2 of the subway, transfers. What better way than a trip to Walmart to get some base items for possibly cheaper (at least in China it was) – in Japan Walmart owns Seiyu. Read my next post as I will explain the main differences in the subway between Tokyo and Shanghai. We spent a little time at the local station trying to...
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Since CDU (the modelling agency) doesn’t do castings on weekends, we were free to explore today. An important piece was to give the subway a try. Although CDU drives the models to castings, if there was a job Kaelyn would have to get there herself. And the subway is the cheapest way. We decided to check out another local grocery store that the rental agency...
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Kaleyn needed to be at the agency for 10:15am so we woke at 8am to get ready. We had a small technical issue with the water heater from the night before when dad blew the fuse turning on all the heaters which delayed her shower. We got that solved and Kaelyn made herself all pretty. Tammy and I walked with her to the agency which is just around the corner. It was...
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The week before (Jan 24) Kaelyn was at the Japanese Embassy in Toronto to submit for Visa application. We were told it would take a week, to come back Jan 31. Since Kaelyn’s modeling contract was for 60 days, and waiting too long would push us into a mid-April arrival (missing a fair number of birthdays), we decided we would leave the afternoon of Jan 31. We...
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Today we went in to balance out the girls accounts and say goodbye. Hard to believe it was 77 days ago when we left for this journey. In the picture is Radek, who we met at CMTC and offered the opportunity for the girls.
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Kaatje started the day off at 5am, heading in a taxi to the airport for a 8am train. When she arrived, it seemed she may not be back until 11pm. Thankfully she worked hard and fast and was done for 5pm. However, the station was very busy and she almost missed her train, literally getting to the platform with 2minutes to spare. With luck, the train was also delayed...
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