Tokyo: Day 1

We made it. We made it!! Diane, our resident counselor and teacher for this trip, asked at least seven times if we were really here last night after we left the plane. By the way, we boarded the plane at 9:45 am Tuesday and arrived at 4:30 pm Wednesday. (It's now a quarter to 7 am on Thursday.) How's that for trippy? With the daze of traveling, I'm in agreement with Diane, are we really here, or is this some kind of finals-induced coma-dream?

Things I've noticed thus far:

- Everything is green and vibrant with life in the countryside, where rice paddies are as common as cornfields and cows in America.

-there are A LOT of bikes

- crows sound different here

- people are kind and help us carry our suitcases up the subway stairs

- 711s here are awesome! They have fruits and veggies, hardboiled eggs that are tasty, yummy yogurt, and I look forward to trying the rice balls.

Thank you for your prayers and I'll try to keep you updated!

All joy,

Katie