Overwhelmed

As any transition goes to a foreign country, we are beginning to feel quite overwhelmed! Not only are we adjusting to a completely new time zone, we are trying to learn the "military way", and the Japanese culture... and oh yeah, I start a new job tomorrow! :-p

So far, we've explored the base quite a bit, eaten curry rice at Coco's Curry, babysat my bosses' 5 year-old daughter, attempted to cook meals in our tiny kitchenette, tried some awesome new Japanese tea drinks, and
taken a bus trip to downtown Iwakuni. The bus trip was part of our cultural tour yesterday and it was so full of information, we felt like our brains would BURST! We have a lot of information to review and figure out and apparently a TON of Ramen Noodle joints to visit!!! The bus tour also allowed us to see a lot of the residential parts of the city, so we have some ideas now of where we may want to start looking for a home in town. :) Near some good restaurants is a MUST!

I will let Joel fill y'all in on his job search. Today I meet with HR. Miss everyone!