We moved to Japan! – Ep #1: “The Big Move” First Month Vlog

We moved to Japan! – Ep #1: “The Big Move” First Month Vlog

🌸 **From Chaos to Japan! | Expat Life Begins: Selling Everything, Settling In & First Month Fun** 🌏

We did it! My wife and I left the United States behind to chase our dream of living in Japan—and wow, what a journey it’s been! In this video, we’re taking you through the exhausting exit, the thrill of starting fresh, and our action-packed first month as expats in Maniwa City, Okayama Japan. From selling everything we owned to building a new life (and a YouTube travel channel!) from scratch, this is our story. 🇯🇵✨

Here’s what you’ll see:
– **Selling It All**: The emotional and logistical rollercoaster of downsizing our lives—selling furniture, cars, and years of memories. Spoiler: It was WAY harder than we expected, but also freeing in the end!
– **The Big Move**: Surviving the chaos of packing, goodbyes, and the long haul to Japan. Then, arriving in Katsuyama and furnishing our new home from the floor up—think late-night Amazon Japan shopping and assembling furniture with jet-lagged brains. 🛏️
– **Settling In**: Getting a crash course in Japan’s *intense* trash disposal system (six bins? color-coded bags? help!). We’re still learning, but it’s all part of the adventure.
– **Embracing the Culture**: Falling in love with Japan through its language, food, and traditions. From stumbling through basic Japanese phrases to savoring our first bowls of ramen, we’re soaking it all in—and laughing at our mistakes along the way. 🍙
– **Our Projects**: Watch us build a home gym (goodbye, moving stress!), craft a cozy fire pit for chilly nights, and plant a fruit orchard (dreaming of fresh peaches already 🍑). Plus, the big one: launching our YouTube travel channel to share Japan’s hidden gems with YOU!
– **First Month Highlights**: Exploring Osaka, Starting exhausting home improvement projects, bonding over culture shock, and turning an empty house into our home.

This month was equal parts exhausting and exhilarating—perfect fuel for our new expat life. Whether you’re dreaming of moving abroad, obsessed with Japan, or just love a good transformation story, stick with us! 💖

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