Don't give it up!
DABU DESTRUCTION!!!
Japan. Whew! What fun, but...wow...where do I start?
Well, let's start with the plane ride over there. They showed Lost in Translation for the on-flight movie. Needless to say that once I landed, I remember thinking, "How appropriate..." Seriously.
Japan is cool, as you will see by the photos, but definitely a culture shock (if you need a basis for that last statement, please refer to the picture of me standing next to the Japanese "toilet"--the one where you're supposed to go "#2").
But, as out of place as I felt, some of my current fondest-moemories-to-date consist of the time I spent there. My friends Becky, Steve, and Allan were awesome! We did alot of hanging out on-base where I met a hot Air Force Sgt. whose job was (no joke) a plumber.
I really enjoyed the "Big Buddah" Buddhist temple, USAF Misawa, Hachinoe, and whatever city we were in when we visited the ruins of some Japanese castle (Updates hopefully soon to follow to clarify that last one).
Before I ramble on too much longer, enjoy the pics and see for yourself what happened. I had an AWESOME time there!!!!!
My first time in Hawaii came after my TDY to Japan. Needless to say it was weird coming from Japan and, therefore, seeing a ton of Japanese people, only to come back to the good ol' USA and...see another ton of Japanese people. Not that I have anything against the Japanese of course...
No, but seriously, the back story is the following:
My sister got married to an Army warrant-officer. His call of duty took him to paradise and, since I was travelling to the other side of globe anyway, I figured I would stop in and see them on my way back.
The photos will tell you more than I can here. Just to sum up, however, let's say that my time in Hawaii was spent drinking lots of Mai Tais, oggling gigantic turtles, getting a killer tan at a few of the 10,000 beaches they have, riding drunken-style wave-runners, and running through some giant hedge-maze on the Dole plant (yes, the same Dole that brings you your favorite bananas and pineapples).
Hawaii: word. I have to go back to Lockheed and get them to PCS me there for the rest of my life!!
England memories are some of my very best memories!! It all started when my dad, who was working as a contractor for the DOD, got a job that required him to live in North Yorkshire for three years. During that time, my brother and I, both still in school and therefore left behind to watch the house and the dog, would visit during our winter and summer breaks.
We always stayed outside the small town of Harrogate. It was a wealthy town in the middle of farm country, and the night-life was amazing!!! Everytime we hit the clubs, we had hoards of hot young British babes throwing themselves at us so we could rescue them from the local farmers.
While working for Lockheed after graduating from UMCP, I did a TDY to Cornwall and to Harrogate. The pictures here are a mixture of my tourist days visiting my parents in Harrogate and my TDYs to Cornwall and Harrogate.