We made it- part2

Continued from part 1:

The location of our hotel is awesome, we have been able to explore the city and eat at many wonderful restaurants! We are learning a few sayings in Japanese, but for the most part we just try to point and act out what we need. The people here are so wonderful and kind, they have been so patient with us as we learn this new culture! Everyone here thinks Cruise is a movie star, they all point and many have asked to take his picture. I always knew he was cute, but he has tons of fans here! We are currently living right in what is called the American Village, it has tons of shopping and tourist attractions. We are also on the sea wall which is a great running and walking path right on the ocean.

Cruise has been doing well adjusting to the time change. He is sleeping great and back on a schedule that works for everyone, sleeping 11-12 hrs at night with a mid afternoon nap of about 1-2 hrs. Luckily he is a fan of rice and noodles, so the food here hasn't been too strange for him. Hopefully he continues to love this new land that is our home!

We have started the process of looking for housing. We were given the choice to live off base (usually it is mandatory to live on base until they are at 95%capacity or above) since the homes we were rated for our rank are at 99%! We have met with multiple English speaking real estate agents and have seen some beautiful homes. We are torn right now between 2 that we love, and are waiting to see if they will offer us anything on base before we make our final decision. We'll have room for guests to come visit us- so if you need a tropical island get away with a free place to stay, come see us! :) we'll post pics soon of what we decide.

We are signed up for a 5k race this Saturday, so hopefully we don't melt in this heat and humidity! It's supposedly the rainy season here, but it has been beautiful and sunny the whole time, only a few rain showers one day and some clouds today. 

We will keep you posted on our big adventure, hopefully e can have some time to go see some of the amazing beaches and areas on this island before chris starts working. We feel so lucky to live in this beautiful place and can't wait to find our home. We miss everyone and send big hugs!