Konnichiwa!!

  

So anyway, it took longer than expected for the next blog, but whatever, we're having fun. Just about every day this past week and a half we've been going outside of base and traveling around. Plus for this week we've been going to an orientation to the base and japan in general.

To say the least, it's been BUSY!

Now of course, all of you can see all of the pictures we post up at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jinxz0

but heres some of the better stuff.

Fist off, ive started to collect all of the cool stuff you can get at the vending ball machines. If you dont know what these are, basically it's a favorite past time of the japanese to collect toys that are sold out of these machines that release toys that are sealed in plastic balls, which of course you can take out and enjoy.

They also sell random cards and other silliness (swords, airplanes, boats, ninjas!)

 

And of course, we had to go to the mall and buy stuff for the kids. Behold!  Japanese children's books!

And we also ran across some delicious animal crackers that have way more then our normal kind do, plus they provide spellings of the words in japanese and english!

 

Followed by random pictures of us and the room in the Navy Lodge!

 

And here we are in Tokyo with the Kirkbrides. BTW Cheese Ramen is DE-FRIGGIN-LICIOUS.

(note- that yellow bowl below is empty cause i ate it all ^.^ )

 

(outside of the ramen shop had this small window with random pigs in it)

And then! on the way back, we stopped by the 7/11(yes we have a 7/11 but think of about 70% of the stuff replaced with japanese stuff....sushi anyone?) and i found the coolest thing.

Final Fantasy Drinks!

Then we had our first storm, it wasnt that bad, but the view from the hotel was fantastic.

(Random cute picture inserted here!)

And then for today, we went out on a tour of the area close by the base, and also visited a shrine nearby.

(Here is a park right outside of base)

(and here is Meredith pointing to the building she will be working in, which btw is up Really, Reaaaally high)

and our fortunes! hehe

oh, and we also stopped and got some hangy things for our phones, which is a necessity here of course :-P

 

Anyways, that's all for now, theres some more pictures on the main picture site, so feel free to go browse. Im exhausted so I wont go into anything more at the moment, but I hope ive at least given you guys a glimpse into what it's like for us over here.

More to come another day!

Sayonara!