We are...

So, where in the world are the Chase's? We are settling into a farm house that my dad owns in Greencastle, Indiana, where my family and our sending church is located. We have been in a whirlwind since the moment we stepped off the plane.
Our journey began Wednesday morning last week. Our neighbor, Kazuko and her daughter Miku helped take us to the bus station and while we were there Sterling's teacher as well as my teacher showed up to say "Sayonara!" It was a very emotional and sad departure- we have made such great friends in Japan and it was very hard to say goodbye. We took a 1 1/2 hour bus trip to the airport and once we got there, we had to spend an our just at the check in counter. It was so difficult! We had so many bags and carry-ons that the people at the ticketing counter were making it very hard on us. To make a long story short, we had to go through many, many obstacles and hurdles before FINALLY making it to America after 24 hours of travel.
We spent one night at my parent's house before we moved into the farm house. It had absolutely nothing in it- no furniture, no refrigerator, no oven, nothing! It was also very dirty because no one has lived there for quite a while. But Luke's mom came in the day after we arrived and with the help of her and Tom as well as all of my family, we are starting to make it livable! Some good friends are loaning or letting us use some of their things, so we are thankful for all the people who have been so generous to us in our return to the States.
As for now, we are just trying to set up house and get over jet lag. We are also trying to get a reliable car- right now we're borrowing my parent's car every day! We don't have internet at our house yet, so I only get to check my email every few days at my parent's house. As soon as we get it at our house I will have lots of pictures to put up!