Adjustment

Adjustment... that's all this first week is about. Sleep has been the hardest thing. Wednesday night was rough, I woke up a lot and layed in bed trying to make myself sleep. Last night was much better, I was only up a few times and I actually slept till 5 am! That was a major improvement. I am 14 hours in the future, so my sleep schedule is all out of whack! Everyone says that it will take about a week until I'm sleeping like normal again. I sure hope its less than that.

I've only had one minor breakdown so far, lol. Yesterday I was majorly jet-lagged, but I had to make myself stay awake all day. Needless to say I was already a hot mess! I went into a restroom here on base, and I went to flush the toilet but I couldn't find the handle to flush it! So I stood there like a bump on a log trying to figure it out,  and the next thing I know... I am crying because I couldn't figure it out! It was pretty pathetic. I finally heard someone come in and asked them what to do. Come to find out it was a button on the floor. Who woulda thought! Definitely not this jet-lagged emotional mess!

We haven't been able to get off base yet to see anything. You have to take a few classes for you licencse ((and a car)). I finished one class today and the next will be Monday. The class today was for the road signs and driving laws. Talk about overwhelming! They have so many more laws here than in the states. Also, the Japanese expect you to be courteous drivers, you know let them in and not cut them off. The exact opposite of how "we" drive in the states. Thankfully I passed so I'm half-way there! Now I just have to get used to driving on the left side of the road in the left side of the car! That has been so weird. Every time we take a turn, I want to tell my friend she is going the wrong way! I'm sure that once I'm driving I will adjust reallllll quick lol! Here are a few pictures of our room and the view from the balcony: 

Across the inlet is off base, the perfect teaser! Looking in opposite direction is the ocean.

Our hotel room looking in from the door.

The rest of the room.

The room isn't a bad size, pretty nice considering that for the past two months we've been living in someone else's bedroom! (Thanks Jason and Lauren, Mom, Dad, Chuck and Sylvia) We have our own little kitchen and couch! That is a big step up for us. We will be here for about a month, we think, until we are able to find either a house out in town or on base. Most likely we will be living out in town. The housing on base is VERY limited and most of it is for couples with children. Considering we aren't having kids anytime soon, there's a slim chance of us getting base housing. I'm kind of excited at the thought of living out in town and emerging ourselves in the culture. The town is very safe and the crime rates are much lower than in the US. The police don't even carry guns, only clubs. (that was for you dad)

Hopefully this weekend we will be able to go out in town and sight see, possibly look at housing. I will definitely post pictures when we do. From what I can see (lol) it looks gorgeous. Well for now I am going to focus my energy on looking for a car and "trying" not to sleep! I'm sure there is more to fill you in on, but I'm brain dead.

I'll leave y'all with this today. It's tradition with my Dad that he sticks something random in your luggage for you to find whenever you get to your destination. He will do it to anyone who stays at his house, so beware! This time I found Jack in the luggage. I kinda like him, I think I will let him live with us in Japan. What do y'all think? I miss and love y'all at home!

P.S. Please excuse any grammatical errors and blame it on the jet-lag!