Higashikagura

We learned today that there is a dairy right up the road from our house (walking distance) where we can buy fresh cow milk straight out of the cow. We can buy 2 liters for about $3 but we have to heat it up before we drink it to kill any germs there might be lurking in it. You have to remember this is straight out of the cow, not homogenized or pasteurized. So we pasteurize it ourself and then refrigerate it, the only drawback is it has to be used within a few days or it goes bad.

We had large snowflakes coming down today, but the weather is getting so warm that it is melting faster than it is sticking. Koby's school playground used to be covered with snow when we first got here, but now it is almost clear.

We took a bus into town today, it costs $3 for all of us. We visited the library and checked out some books for the kids, I looked through the very small english written section and got 2 of the thickest ones I could find. I will be able to read all of the english books in the library in about 3 months haha.