I was sitting in my room enjoying a rum and coke, and Hines started pounding on my door.  "Hey fucker, lets go do something"... which I thought was a grand idea.  So we set off on our adventure ( Read more... )

So I had my first gaijin experience today.  A gaijin is a foreigner in Japanese, but it's much more in-depth than that.  Even America born Japanese are considered gaijin.  There's even "No gaijin" clubs here, where only Japanese are allowed in ( Read more... )

I've mapped out the next steps in my life to propel me to both personal and professional success.  It's going to require an amazing amount of discipline to pull off, but the rewards are astounding.  I've separated the requirements into 3 areas.  Career development, physical fitness, and personal development.  Career development will involve kicking ( Read more... )

So I got into Yokota yesterday at around 1100, and breezed through the whole process.  Military going overseas through customs is "Orders, ID, you're good".  That was it.  Had to wait a bit for my bags, but it was no biggie.  I was very lucky to have my sponsor AE2 Barber waiting for me outside baggage claim.  We stopped by the PX on Yokota for ( Read more... )

So Im sitting in Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, on a 9 hour layover till my flight leaves for Japan.  I'm doing pretty good all things considered.  My instinct to just relax and breath and go into a stoic mode has taken over.  I've said maybe 10 words since I left my dad in Orlando, and most of it was ordering a beer ( Read more... )

I've started this at a very interesting point of my life.  In 36 hours, I leave my home in Florida to spend three years in Atsugi, Japan (~30km south of Tokyo).  I'm an aviation electronics technician in the United States Navy, about to give up everything I've ever known, and move to the other side of the world.  Luckily, I'm on of the few that got ( Read more... )