And day 4 comes to a close. Not a lot
has happened this week, we have been programming and getting ready for the
first week of camp. It has consisted of a lot of meetings, which means there
hasn’t been much to write about. We also have yet to go off base because of all
the preparation. I am dying to leave base on Friday! With that being said, of
course some things happened in the last 4 days. On Sunday morning my roommate
got switched to someone in aquatics named Tori. She is very sweet, but we
haven’t gotten to hang out all that much. So far I have gotten very close to
Crystal, Giselle, Trisha, and Taylor. We have been dying to go to a karaoke bar
and have been talking about it all week! Singing has become routine in our
walks from housing to the building where we’ve been sitting in these meetings. To
give you an idea of what the base is like I will try to give a brief
description. It is a Naval base in Yokosuka, Japan which is about an hour south
of Tokyo. It is 568 acres large. It feels like a mini America here or like a
small college town expect with military personnel and their families instead of
college students. There is a lot of diversity on base which is cool to see
because I am sure when I leave we will stand out like sore thumbs. On base they
have a commissary (grocery store), the Navy Exchange (i.e. NEX or a mini
department store), a place to rent movies, a movie theatre, a bowling alley, a
gym, a library, all the fast food you could imagine, which if you know me
doesn’t really matter, but the list goes on. Now you can imagine how it might
not even feel like I’m even in Japan at times.
On Tuesday it was Trish’s birthday,
she turned 20. A bunch of us on the floor got her a big poster that said happy
birthday and we all signed it. Later in the night we walked to Chili’s which
was like a 20 min walk if that gives you any idea how big this base is. We had
21 of us all at Chili’s it was a great time! I will post soon about our week of programming and then our first time of base!
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| The Birthday Girl! |
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| Everyone who came to Chili's to celebrate! |
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| The girls I've gotten closest to :) From left to right: Giselle, Crystal, Trisha, and Taylor |
Maureen and her family just came back from being in Tokyo 10 days. Maricel is totally in love with that city she mentioned how clean and organized everything is. And the service you get from the locals is super professional and polite! When it comes to the European imports, they're not kidding, they bring in the best of the best. Pastries for example It's just like being in France! I will let her know about your blog that way she can share with you The places she considers a "must see" have fun love!
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