Welcome, Honeybees!
We finally got our honeybees! Say hello to our thousands of new, tiny friends! These are the honeybee colonies we…
Re-Planting Roots » Ōmishima Island, Imabari, Ehime, Japan » Natural Farming, Honeybees, and Guesthouse Vacation Rental
Re-Planting Roots » Ōmishima Island, Imabari, Ehime, Japan » Natural Farming, Honeybees, and Guesthouse Vacation Rental
We finally got our honeybees! Say hello to our thousands of new, tiny friends! These are the honeybee colonies we…
While we’re working to get our farm and honeybees prepared for springtime, we’re happy to announce another fun venture. This…
Now that Benton Guesthouse is open and we have been welcoming guest for a few months, let’s reflect back on…
Let’s take a detailed look back at our complete experience with the Japanese Startup visa process, all the way through…
From the moment we pulled up our roots, packed up our car, and expatriated ourselves from the United States in…
Somehow I haven’t posted about our second ‘akiya’ abandoned house on the blog yet! With everything that’s been keeping us…
Hello again, friends! After receiving our 1-year Business Manager visa extension, the day after Christmas, we took some time to…
We did it!!! We arrived in Japan in February, received a Startup Visa in June, incorporated our business in August,…
We’re happy to announce that Benton Guesthouse is now available for bookings on AirBnB! After bringing this house back to…
Hello, friends! It’s been a little while since we shared a full photo blog, or YouTube video for that matter,…
We’ve nearly reached the halfway mark of our 6-month Startup Business visa timeframe, and I’m very happy to say that…
Take a look inside our akiya! We’ve been renovating for a few months, and still have a few months to…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive through Japan? Thanks to our trusty dash-cam, and our…
It’s been just under a month since we moved in, and the time has been more like glorified camping than…
We have a lot of irons in the fire: the process of incorporating our business, living in our akiya during…
Now that we’ve purchased the house (hooray!), and finished organizing all the former owner’s belongings, we’re ready to get started…
I’m willing to bet that “Japan” and “street dogs” are not necessarily two words you thought would go together. But…
We’re only in the very beginning stages of renovating this house. It’s a great little house with a big garage…
Today we’re looking at one of Evan’s favorite hobbies: pruning! We spent two work days cleaning up the side yard,…
We’re in the process of buying this house! It’s a great little house with a big garage and lots of…
Friends, it’s been a while! The first six weeks of our time in Japan have flown by, and while we’re…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive through Mexico? Thanks to our trusty dash-cam, we can…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive through Mexico? Thanks to our trusty dash-cam, we can…
House-Sit #10: By the time this post publishes, we will already have said goodbye to our temporary pets, driven two…
One of the questions we get the most is: “Why Mexico?“. Then, when we tell people that we’re living in…
House-sit #9: We’re enjoying our last few days with these two fluffy city kitties! Giacomo “Big Fluff” and Penelope “Mini…
Looking back to early December, we had a week between the time house-sit #8 ended in San Andrés Huayapam, Oaxaca,…
House-sit #8: While we were at house-sit #7 in San Andrés Huayapam, our former hosts (and now friends) from house-sit…
This week, we’re settling in to house-sit #9 in Mexico City. I have a number of blog posts and videos…
We’ve lived in Mexico for 12 months, and have driven 8,000 miles through 15 states (but at the time of…
While staying at House-Sit #7 in Huayapam, we had the pleasure of helping a local beekeeper with her hive inspections.…
First things first, I would like to humbly admit: Prior to the past month, I admittedly did not know much…
I know I’ve posted about grocery shopping in San Andrés Huayapam before, but this really is my favorite village in…
House-Sit #7: We’re back in one of our favorite places in Mexico: San Andrés Huayapam, just outside of Oaxaca city,…
House-Sit #6: We have a few days left in León with our “temporary pets” Lucky and Milo. These two are…