Living In Japaaaaaaan!

The title of this is totally supposed to be sung out loud like James Brown's "Living in America" by the way. I live in Japaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!

I actually can't believe it. After three epic visits and falling in love, I'm here. Hopefully for good, cuz my love and I are fully "90 Day Fiancé-ing" it and this girl is gonna live happily ever after thankyouverymuch.

Not gonna lie, a LOT has happened in order to get here. I brought a dog and a cat for example, which was about 7 months of work ahead of time and I had to get a few things squared away so I can get married. I also had to sell off a ton of my stuff, take a leave of absence from my job and sublet my apartment. In other words, this last 6+ months has made me adult like I've never adulted before. BUT I GOT IT DONE AND HI, I'M HERE.

The jetlag is real and happening. The shock is real and happening. The pets are happy to be with me but also like "NANDE YA NEN!" (aka WHAT THE HECK) and I don't blame them. Basically, I dunno what is gonna happen either but I'm really excited to be living my dreams which includes marrying my dream man.

I'm going to keeping this blog up to date with all my shenanigans here, and answer some of the most random things you've ever wanted to know about Japan. I'll write about; general day to day life, random wackiness, how to bring pets here (as in, not just the process but what it's actually like going through the quarantine), what having pets in Japan is like, getting married, DJ'ing, shopping, and basically just existing as a half black Canadian woman living in Japan.

You dig? Stay tuned. I'm here now! And follow my adventures on Instagram @fujiiyamamama

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