We Arrived in Japan!

We are here! 

We have talked about this move for months. Literally, we found out four months ago we would be headed to Zama. Since then, it's our favorite topic of conversation.

We arrived yesterday, but spent the day getting the dog settled and ourselves unpacked. 

Then, we slept. 

We slept a lot.

For about 13 hours we were all in our beds sleeping and reading. 

Honestly, we were recovering from the trip. 

 

This morning, we woke up pretty early due to the 'Land of the Rising Sun' being so bright this time if year. Oh, that's where they got that name ;)

We are staying in "Army Lodging", which is another way of saying an Army hotel. 

We will be here for ... well, we don't know how long. We will be here until housing become available. 

We don't have access to a car yet. Which is a good thing since we do have our Japanese drivers' licenses.

The kids LOVE the vending machines!

We walked around and checked out the small post today. 

We tried out the Japanese drinks. Everyone agreed the drinks tasted different, but good.

Some of our first Japanese drinks.

Our first stop was to get our library cards.

(Yes, we are that nerdy!)

We checked out 27 books and 5 movies. We should be good for a few days :)

We also ate some Japanese Ramen (delicious!) and got a few groceries at the Commissary.

The boys made and a friend and went over to the next little post (where we will actually live) to see a movie tonight. 

We should get more done after the holiday weekend is over. Until then, we are trying to adjust to the schedule and learn all we can. 

We are thrilled for the chance to introduce the kids, and ourselves, to more of the world. 

The best part of the day: 

We were stopped today by someone who noticed C's christian promise ring. 

He asked us about our faith and showed us where the chapel was, just in case we hadn't found it yet. 

Funny, how a small ring can open up a path to conversation about the King. 

It was a good reminder to us all that we are in a land where Christians are an uncommon sight. 

Maybe we can help change that.

Still learning everyday,

~Aggie Amy