We made it finally!

Finally here! A quick synopsis of our separate flights:
(right: first sighting of Japan)


Delaney We were told to be at the airport at least two hours early, so of course it only took about 15 minutes from the time I walked in the door to get through security. I flew into Chicago for my 7 hour layover with no problems; there I met up with two other people going to Japan, and had a burger that would later prove to be a poor choice. About an hour into our 13 hour flight I got a terrible stomach ache that lasted til about 20 minutes before we landed: AWESOME. Our airline from Chicago was actually a Japanese airline, so that was quite an experience. All of the announcements were first made in Japanese followed by a nearly incomprehensible English translation. Additionally, we were served Japanese food for our meals: some noodles, scallops, and mysterious things that my flight buddy and I couldn't figure out but tasted a little like pineapples; apparently, a chicken burrito is great for breakfast served with yogurt and melon. Thankfully the dude I sat next to had traveled overseas before and helped me with all the customs papers we had to fill out on the plane. Getting through the airport in Narita was pretty easy, nothing like the horror stories I hear about going through Customs other places. Here I met up with JaneCain and we took a bus to Yokosuka, about and hour and a half from the airport. After roughly 25 hours of travel, I was exhausted. But we made it!

Janelle My flight was a little bit more relaxed compared to Delaney's. Aside from the man who sat infront of me that clearly needed his own room on the plane. First, there were two other camp adventure counselors traveling on my flight with me but their seats were way in the back of the plan. But somehow we finagled people to switch seats with all of us so we could sit together. The flight clearly was mainly Japanese people, who are extremely introverted and quiet. Marcus, CJ, and I were not even that loud and were the loudest people on the plane. Within our 13 hour direct flight to Narita-Tokyo we were fed about 5 times(a little bit excessive for just sitting there), and offered drinks constantly. I took advantage of the free wine they were serving hoping that a little glass would make me sleepy...that did not work, so later on I took some tylenol pm and that also did not work. The man who should have had his own section on the plane that sat in front of me was a hoot, but very annoying. First, he slept with a surgical mask and an sleeping eye mask a blanket wrapped totally around him and his arms locked in his seat belt...while constantly shaking and his seat totally back the entire ride...made it very difficult for me to fall asleep or enjoy sitting in my seat. About three hours before we landed Marcus, CJ, and I changed into our awesome camp uniforms. Once we arrived in Narita we had to wait around for two other flights to arrive which was about a 2 hour wait, and then another hour and a half drive to the base.