The flight from Seattle to Okinawa was very long (about 16 hours including a short stop in Tokyo), but our anticipated flight boredom ended when we discovered that the plane had a nice little tv screen with movies on demand and trivia. Good times, good times.... especially for someone like me who is not a fan of flying.
Our first few days on the island were spent mostly with our sponsors, who were very helpful in showing us around Kadena Air Base. They also showed us what the local life was like off-base and to no surprise, it was overwhelming. Driving here is going to be quite the experience. I have never seen so many miniature Scion-looking vehicles in my life! But, very small 2-way streets = the need for tiny vehicles. We have already purchased one car here which will be Schan's.... a '99 Mazda Millenia. Another challenge here along with the smaller roads is that everyone drives on the left side of the road. It feels really odd at first, but after our 1 hour powerpoint slideshow on driving in Okinawa, we now have licenses and are expected to be "professional drivers". Hahaha, right.
We have done a little sight-seeing so far (Nago Pineapple Park and a neat Japanese antique store), but for the most part our week has been spent car shopping, house hunting and attending newcomers meetings on base. Things are settling down though, and the jet lag is gone. Hopefully next week, we'll start to explore our new home a little more :)
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