Long update

Hi all!
This is the very first time I’ve got to tell anyone what is happening around here, so I can’t possibly tell you everything at once. I will try though.
As you may know, I’ve been here since Wednesday the 16th and Danny has been here since July 7th. Since I got here we’ve been staying in the Navy Lodge on base. We got moved a few days ago so that the lodge could keep us here longer. Because we are looking for housing, they let us stay here for 30 days and reimburse us for every 10 days we stay.
We have been working with the housing office since I’ve been here. Last Thursday we went to the two Navy off-base housing developments, Negishi and Ikego. Negishi does not have a waiting list; they are town houses in the city of Yokohama (about an hour drive from Yokosuka). We went on Monday by train and looked at townhouses and chose one. Danny signed paperwork while I was in class yesterday, so we are all ready to move in on Monday (which is when our 10 days at the Navy lodge is up). It is a large two-bedroom duplex fairly close to the gate and the elementary school.
Danny and I have got to spend a lot of time together. He had one class (environmental protection school) to go to on Tuesday, but nothing again to tomorrow. We got to go to town tonight; I’ll tell you about that later… I have had to go to a class called AOB/ICR, also known as area orientation brief/ intercultural relations. The first day was about the base and the services they offer. Yesterday was about Japanese culture, language and history. Today we were supposed to go on a “field trip”, but I’ve already been to town and used the train so I didn’t go. Tomorrow they teach us how to drive (with a PowerPoint presentation) and we take our written test. If we pass then they schedule us for our driving test.
So generally, it is hot and humid here. I am grateful that the sun sets at 6:30, because it feels cooler then. I am also grateful for the air conditioning in our hotel room and all the buildings. Sometimes you just go inside to avoid the heat. The Japanese are famous for their fans for a reason! When I landed in Yokota, I was glad to see evergreen trees, but there are tropical trees and other plants. The land is covered in hills and is very green.
What else do you guys want to know? I am going to write another post about going out into town. We went to Shibuya with Kana and her boyfriend Yuichi and a few other trips. That is to come later though…