I know there's not much to see, but really that's the extent of it behind the rice fields. You can kind of make out our house, but really not enough to try and point it out. Our Village is actually closer to a US county; it takes about 20 min or so to drive across it either way and there's a total of 5,000 people here in various pockets. Our pocket is the biggest b/c we have a post office (which each county is required to have), 2 restaraunts (both ramen) a small cornerstore, a gas stand and a shave ice place. There's a city of 50,000 ten minutes away, another of 100,000 50 min away (that's where we got to church), and another of 600,000 1.25 hrs away. So its not like being in the American frontier where civilization is hours away. Our house is 2 stories, but the bottom is just a garage. The upstairs consists of 2 rooms, a kitchen and bathroom. Crystal has already come to love the Japanese bathroom. The toilet and shower are at opposite ends of the house. The toilet seat is heated and has the water spray thing on it and the shower has a deep bathtub next to it. The only complaint is the kitchen. It is very small with no oven so we are making do with this small microwave/oven that covers basic needs. We also have a small car, and I mean small. A VW beetle looks large next to it. I think they said 55hp and I'm in 4th gear by 20mph. But gas here is about $6.00/gallon so it's better that way. Well that's the basics of our living conditions I guess, feel free to ask if you have any questions.
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