This is going to be really brief (and in bullets) because I need to get to bed, so I can be up and early tomorrow for the variety of mandatory activities. Here we go! I'll come back and elaborate more.
- Packing was a bit ridiculous. 50 lbs or less for each of my 2 checked bags. Trying to pack your life into those requirements = not easy.
- Last Friday was Pre-Departure Orientation followed by a reception at the Ambassador's Residence. The reception was beautiful and full of delicious food. Orientation was at times, quite funny, and pretty much always informative
- Instead of 7:30 at the airport, it was changed to 6:40...oh boy!
- 13 hours without a completely properly working TV = not as bad as I thought because I managed to get sleep, and I had my Kindle and Nintendo DS Lite.
- Arriving in Tokyo is like a dream. It doesn't feel real yet, like I'm not in Japan yet. The weather is not what I expected - as in, not unbearably hot and humid. In fact, while walking around at 9:30 pm outside, it was cool even! Who would have thought!
- I had udon for dinner, followed by karaoke with two friends. Perfect way to start my year(s) in Japan.
Anyway, that's all I'm going to share now.
