First Order of Business

On our first full day here you would think that the powers-that-be would have the new arrivals on base procure their military IDs and and begin arranging for housing. We're living out of two suitcases right now in the Navy Lodge. I would have thought these two concerns would have been the first order of business. This was not the case. We spent our first day sitting in the base movie theater with a couple of hundred other new arrivals (military and civilian) listening to seven hours of an Introduction to Japanese Culture presentation. Yes, it was very informative, but I would think there were more pressing concerns to address, as I just mentioned. Many of those in attendance thought so too. We were fortunate that we did meet some extremely helpful people today. We still can't believe we are here.
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Another thing I learned is that all the public computers in the Navy Lodge and at the base Public Library are "locked down" pretty good. I will not be able to upload any pictures until my laptop arrives from the States.