And we're back! Wow! What a trip this has been thus far!
The flight was 11.5 hours long but we got to our terminal rather quickly (within 5 mins of landing) and we were at the carousel 10 minutes afterward.
Flying over Mount McKinley, AlaskaAt the airport I met the rest of the crew I will be working with. They seem like cool, smart people. I, of course, am the only Latino (reminds me of calc class). There's a total of 10 of us -- all living in the same quarters.. a la "Real World".
Our place is pretty amazing. It is 2 stories high and has a slew of amenities: 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, an awesome kitchen and sweet modern decorations.
The view from outside my window
After a few drinks and getting to know each other a bit better we went out to dinner (Japs don't rest much.. They take you to dinner after a 12 hour flight!) at a restaurant called Nihonbashi-Yukari (website here) where we had a traditional Japanese dinner (they keep stressing the importance of experiencing Japanese culture). If you asked me what I had, I could not tell you -- but damn it was good!
After eating we walked around the city.
Our place is pretty amazing. It is 2 stories high and has a slew of amenities: 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, an awesome kitchen and sweet modern decorations.
The view from outside my windowAfter a few drinks and getting to know each other a bit better we went out to dinner (Japs don't rest much.. They take you to dinner after a 12 hour flight!) at a restaurant called Nihonbashi-Yukari (website here) where we had a traditional Japanese dinner (they keep stressing the importance of experiencing Japanese culture). If you asked me what I had, I could not tell you -- but damn it was good!
After eating we walked around the city.
Back to bed; more later :)
