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This is me (Jeana) and my son Kevin. We've been living in Japan since the summer of 2000. We live in Miharu-machi, Japan, in Fukushima Prefecture, where for the first seven years we lived in an International Exchange House/American style Bed and Breakfast called the Rice Lake House. Rice Lake, WI (my home town) and Miharu were Sister Cities. Since April of 2007, I work in Koriyama at Y's Preschool and Kindergarten.

Jeana is originally from Rice Lake, WI. Kevin was born in Washington, DC. So you might catch some photos of our friends and family back home as well. Enjoy!

By the way, if you are looking for RLIFA or MIFA exchange photos, there are a LOT more (about 6000 more on my site) but they are tagged as private. If you are sincerely interested you are welcome to contact me for the password to the remainder of the files.

If you want to know more about us, you can also check out our web site http://members.tripod.com/gna2000/miharudiary/index.html or check out YOUTUBE for user gna2000 for videos from Japan.

Also, all the pictures here are the property of Jeana Schieffer unless otherwise mentioned, and may not be used for any commercial purpose without explicit permission. Feel free to order prints of snapshots you like for your own personal use.

Featured Galleries

Patrick Zeoli in Miharu, Japan 2008 : Photos from Patricio Zeoli's first visit to Japan!  Patricio came tom Miharu June 25th and gave an amazing concert at Mahora Hall on Sunday, July 6th (Japanese Tanabata).   We had an amazing 3 weeks with Patrick and many old and new friends.  Please enjoy these photo highlights of his visit.

Patrick Zeoli in Miharu, Japan 2008

Photos from Patricio Zeoli's first visit to Japan! Patricio came tom ...

Updated: Apr 26, 2009 1:56am PST

2007 Habatake Miharu : Kevin's Elementary School in Miharu put on their big annual show at Mahora again this February.  Kevin played the DRUMS in the big finale.  Check it out!

2007 Habatake Miharu

Kevin's Elementary School in Miharu put on their big annual show at Ma ...

Updated: Feb 13, 2007 5:37am PST

Miharu ABC Kids Graduation 2008 : Miharu ABC Kids Graduation of 2008. Our biggest graduating class yet!  These kids are going to rock the world!

Miharu ABC Kids Graduation 2008

Miharu ABC Kids Graduation of 2008. Our biggest graduating class yet! ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2008 5:39pm PST

Mommy and Me (Jeana and Kevin shots) : Just some shots of Kevin or me, or the two of us together that I want to find without having to search thru the WHOLE internet!  Hey, I hate dedicating a whole directory to these shots, but I realized recently that I usually take the pictures, so there are NOT many pictures of ME in here, and it's a pain to search thru all these shots, so....

Mommy and Me (Jeana and Kevin shots)

Just some shots of Kevin or me, or the two of us together that I want ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2008 6:05am PST

Gallery Categories

Ys Preschool Life

6 galleries with 301 photos

Updated: May 14, 2009 8:02am PST

Playing Amateur Theater Group

9 galleries with 593 photos

Updated: Apr 26, 2009 1:25am PST

Other

7 galleries with 886 photos

Updated: Oct 18, 2008 6:49am PST

Life in Japan 2008 to 2010

12 galleries with 925 photos

Updated: Apr 26, 2009 5:18am PST

Miharu Ensemble Concerts

26 galleries with 1606 photos

Updated: May 13, 2009 3:38pm PST

Masakazu Kusakabe Pottery Studio

3 galleries with 173 photos

Updated: May 14, 2009 8:00am PST

Deb and Niko in Japan 2007 to 2008

7 galleries with 1485 photos

Updated: May 07, 2008 6:51am PST

Japanese School Life

11 galleries with 326 photos

Updated: Dec 28, 2007 1:57pm PST

Life in Miharu 2000 to 2007

24 galleries with 1119 photos

Updated: Dec 29, 2007 6:56am PST

Life in Japan

25 galleries with 1030 photos

Updated: Jun 19, 2008 1:45am PST

Alaine in Miharu

10 galleries with 610 photos

Updated: Feb 06, 2006 3:58pm PST

Miharu ABC Kids

47 galleries with 2455 photos

Updated: Oct 28, 2008 5:39pm PST

Interesting Japanese Customs

7 galleries with 191 photos

Updated: Jan 18, 2007 7:39am PST

Family and Friends in the US

20 galleries with 1961 photos

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 1:11am PST

Scenic Japan

16 galleries with 452 photos

Updated: Dec 30, 2006 7:44pm PST

Dustin Smith in Japan

5 galleries with 616 photos

Updated: Dec 17, 2006 4:27am PST

Movies

1 gallery with 1 photos

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 8:28am PST

Sister Cities Exchange Activities

16 galleries with 1532 photos

Updated: Jan 04, 2007 4:16pm PST

MIFA or Rice Lake House Events

13 galleries with 479 photos

Updated: Jan 03, 2007 10:40pm PST

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