Hello from Tokyo!
Days 2 and 3 (I'm now 15 hours ahead of Chicago) were a blur as I spent most of them traveling. However, I did get to enjoy a lovely Valentine's Day dinner with my valentine before I left. The flight to Tokyo was nonstop and 13 hours long, but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. My favorite part and probably where I saw God the most (besides feeling thankful that my flight went well and I arrived safely) was when I opened my airplane window and saw the beautiful snowy mountains at the northwest corner of Canada.
Getting into Tokyo was a little challenging as it took me awhile to find my group. I had traveled to Spain before, but this was definitely more of a culture shock as I do not know Japanese whatsoever. At least in Spain I could get by on my 3 years of high school Spanish. Unfortunately and fortunately I was "that girl" who they called on the intercom because I was completely lost. Once I found my tour guide things went much better and we had a wonderful conversation about God and life as we rode the 2 hours to the Wesley Center in Tokyo.
So here I am. In a beautiful apartment in the city. It's 9:45pm but feels like 6:45am and I cant decide if I should go to sleep or wait up a little longer. Everyone seems really nice, but it is hard to be my outgoing energetic self when I haven't slept in a couple days and the last real meal I had was dinner on Wednesday (I forgot to check off a vegetarian meal option for the plane). The great thing is that even though I'm tired and hungry it doesn't matter because I am in a wonderful place with seemingly wonderful people and I am SO thankful for this amazing opportunity. I cannot wait to see what tomorrow brings...I hope to post pictures as well :)
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