First day of school.

Miyo had her first half day of school. We found a great place nearby called Tatsunoko that offers an awesome alternative to the normal kindergarten. They go on walks all the time, eat simple organic Japanese style meals and require parents to watch/help with the classes.

I'm hoping that Elissa would benefit from her time helping out at school too. She can get involved with communicating with the teachers and kids, hopefully picking up a bit of the Japanese language and make some friends.

We walk by this vegetable stand all the time. This old lady sells stuff out of her small farm everyday. Very fresh and very cheap. Surprisingly, in our neighborhood there are still a bunch of small farm plots. Very prolific too since it doesn't get too cold around here.

Couple of kids getting ready for a walk.

Nickname MaiMai. 

Sakurai-san is Miyo's teacher. Infront of the school.

Discovering cute bugs.

Name tags on front door.

Kid's origami decoration.

Everyone has their own peace style. Her's is "scrunchy face" peace.

Lunch time.

Getting ready for a nap. We left right after this.

Classroom.

I'm very excited for Miyo and looking forward to having fun with her and the people at the school.