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Here is our August 10, 2026 newsletter:

Meeting New People, and Saying AHH

I go to Japanese Language School on weekdays, typically leaving at 7:37AM and returning home around 2:50PM, after which I have 2-3 hours of homework and studying to do.  Here's a peek at what my commute looks like. We've been warned that Nagoya is quite hot in the summer, and today proved that with temperatures passing 38C/100F in the afternoon!

We were looking for chair options for our balcony and/or taking to events and decided to look at some folding, portable lawn chairs at our local Cainz.  Apparently, I'm not built for Japanese lawn chairs and not many will hold me...

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by a local radio station in Japanese! 

I got distracted with moving and procrastinating, so this Short about apartment hunting is a couple months old!

https://youtube.com/shorts/mhpJ6KlGRhM?si=OVgrIMZPA8wVr_XB 

Here is our June Newsletter!

Read our "Seeing Students, Being Students, and Hosting" newsletter from June 20, 2026 here!

Phil will be posting random video updates (primarily Shorts) on YouTube

Check out his @TeamFilbert YouTube Channel here!

Read our "Sakura, Stamps, and Shrines" Newsletter from April 21, 2026 here!

I posted a YouTube Short about moving to Japan!   Check it out here! 

Read our "Luggage and Licenses" newsletter from March 16, 2026 here!