Arrival

Hello!

My flight to Taipei was kinda boring. I watched 3 movies and some other things. When i got there i was surprized because i thought i had to book a hotel for myself, but the airlines organized it for me! It was really muggy and hot there, but everything was air conditioned. They took us to this fancy country club and gave us free breakfast and lunch. There was one channel on the TV in English (CNN) and all this free stuff in the room so i was happy.

The next day it rained in the morning and then went for a walk. It was alot cooler but it was still uncomfortable. I saw alot of shrines and stuff like that, but we were too far away from any shops so i couldn't buy anything! I was supposed to call some people but i lost my mobile phone! The phone itself wasn't such a loss, but now i don't have anyones numbers anymore! So if you want to email me your number do that at some point!

The bus took us to the airport and i got the chance to buy some souvineers (so the money i exchanged for taxis wasnt in vein). The flight to Okinawa was only an hour and 10 minutes and when i got there it was hot (even in the evening). Right now is Japan's Autum, but because Okinawa is right down the bottom of Japan it is quite warm. Okinawa is famous for it's different dialect, beaches and typhoons. I am staying in Yomitan (see map) After i filled out heaps of forms i saw Felicia and Joe and they drove me home!

It was weird being in Japan, there are vending machines everywhere! I knew this before i came but i saw vending machines for cigerettes and alchohol. They said once they saw someone stop his car in the middle of the street and run out to get something from one once.

Felicia, Joe and the kids are all really nice. They are only in their 20's so it's nice to be around people that i can hang out with too. The house is really cool too, two stories and has air conditioning ^_^.

Last night there was a typhoon here, it wasn't very bad but it was weird seeing the storm and hearing the wind. Lots of trees around here are held up with wood so they don't blow over becayse typhoons are so common.

That's all for now, i start working on monday and i had a bit of time to get to know the kids. I will probably update in a week or so. Cya!