One of my old college housemates now lives in Zushi, Japan. There’s a U.S. Navy base out there, and combined with her husband’s occupation that makes my friend Katie a Navy Wife. She’s adventurous enough, an amateur photographer with a taste for travel, weird foods and new friends. But even so, being a stranger in a strange land it was a bit daunting for her to head off-base. There was a great big foreign country out there; one full of non-English speakers and strange road signs and soy sauce, and going out into it required an act of courage. If you’ve ever seen Lost in Translation you’ll know what I’m talking about. My friend Katie was playing the home game.
