And So Begins Our Adventure!

I arrived in Tokyo on July 29th, a week before Corey, to complete orientation for the Jet program. The week was a jet lagged blur of information overload. Each day was packed with formal speeches from Japanese officials followed by seminars on different topics. Needless to say, we didn't get to see much of Tokyo, but somehow, we all managed to perk up after dinner for those all night karaoke sessions!

The last night in Tokyo, the Fukui Jets went out together to a restaurant called The Lockup, a theme restaurant where they handcuff you and take you down to your "cell" for dinner. Throughout the night they play scary music and random skeletons pop in to scare you. They are dressed up in Halloween masks, but strangely, instead of a scary stance or a loud noise, they threw peace signs at us after they jumped through our door each time. The dinner began with strobe lights and rave music blaring in the background - my eyes could hardly focus for the first 30 minutes. After the initial "scare" was completed, the music calmed down to a techno beat and the strobe lights went off. I spent the rest of the dinner trying to see through spots that were still burned into my retinas. All in all, a one off, as the Brits and New Zealanders would say!

After Tokyo, Fukui Jets took an 8 hour bus ride to our new home town through beautiful mountains, peaceful villages, and expansive rice fields. We moved into our new apartments and met our Japanese supervisors and schools. I'm finally getting used to taking my shoes off when I enter the school and putting on slippers and eating with chopsticks. After the crazy, busy week, I couldn't wait to see my husband arrive safe and sound in Japan!