Finally Made It

SO i arrived in Tokyo airports round 4:15, and once i picked up my luggage and got through customs I met my director for Yokosuka Naval base. We then boarded a bus with about 15 other counselors and enjoyed a 2 hour bus ride from tokyo to yokosuka, allowing us to catch some of the tokyo scenery (including tokyo disney)on the way back. Once we got on base we were given our room assignments, unfortunately my roommate aaron and I did not get to move into our room yet because its not even assembled yet and have to wait till monday till we can move in. We were told we would probably wake up round 2 or 3 due to the jet lag and were meeting at 7:30 am the next morning to get a tour of the base, fortunately i was able to sleep until my alarm awoke me at 7:15. No trouble with sleeping made my day of walking around the base a lot easier. The base is pretty big and there are a lot of people around, but that will all change in about a couple days when the George Washington nuclear aircraft carrier ships out in a couple days with about 5000+ sailors on it. In the mean time after we got our tour of the base we went offsite and caught some of the local yokosuka scenery. I checked out the 100 yen store, the equivalent to a dollar store, and got some little things for my room. We then headed back to base where we went to the NEX, essentially a target, and got some things we would need for the summer like a phone and a watch. If you want to call me i get free incoming calls but the international rates apply to those who call from the states, my number is 09017925946 it also includes an email address for my phone which is noble17@softbank.ne.jp. SO feel free to email me if you dont want to call. My day has not been to much exploration, more so just getting acclimated with the base.
We are under a pretty close watch on the base since everyone knows that camp adventure has arrived. The sailors get even more excited because there are new girls on base that come with the camp and they love to look around trying to see all the camp counselors. We have been told some horror stories about naval men crossing the line with some camp girls so there is a very strict buddy system rule for all camp counselors on base. Luckily i wont have to worry about it too much being one of the few guys with Camp Adventure. It has been awesome just in the first day being here how close we all have become because we know we will be working with each other the entire summer and depending on each other to have the camp run smoothly.

Tomorrow my day starts at 6:00 am with a swim to wake us up and then we work till round 8 or 9 because we only have a week to set up the camp for the kids, starting next week. So this week will be quite draining s we prepare for camp. This will be the first post of my summer trip and will hopefully be able to post more soon including some pictures. Our internet is down in our living situation but it will be back up and running by monday, as will my room hopefully. I am loving what little japan i have already experienced and cannot wait for whats to come.