Moving Made Easy.

I love Japan. (Disclaimer: I don't have pink or rose or whatever shade of glasses on that makes situations look unrealistically perfect - for there are many things that are utterly confusing very different to me about this place - for example the language!) But I DO love the efficiency! Japanese people do many things incredibly efficient. And since I am someone who appreciates thrives, understands and strives for efficiency in practically every area of my life I fit right in. My moving experiences is a case in point. These are the steps that it took to move in Japan.

1. Call a moving company. (We don't have a car and I have never seen a pick-up truck here in Japan so moving ourselves was not an option!) 

2. Moving company representative comes to our appartment. He looks at everything that he will be moving. He quotes us a moving price.  

3. Husband (who speaks Japanese) negotiates the moving price to make it a "good deal." 

4. Moving company representative leaves us with an estimated amount of boxes that we will need to pack-up all of our belongings. (I used all but ONE box that he left us. I would say his estimate was right-on!) oh, he also left us with packing tape! 

5.  I pack everything up. 

6. Moving company arrives on moving day and QUICKLY loads up everything. 

7. Drives to our new apartment and QUICKLY unloads everything. 

8. It was a smooth moving experience! 

9. Pictures to come of the new place soon. I promise.