My Trip

Just my luck, my first flight was delayed about 40 minutes. Couple that fact with the knowledge that my connecting flight in Dallas was scheduled to leave an hour after my arrival, then we have a a problem. Upon touchdown in Dallas, I had my bags in hand and was ready to run for my connecting flight; things were not looking promising. Luckily, an airport employee was aware of my situation and had a bus ready on the runway. One other traveler, a man visiting some friends in the JET program, and I got an express trip around the terminals right to the door of our airplane. Once on the plane, I wrote a couple short speeches in Japanese and then tried to sleep.

The flight was really long and it was a relief to land at Kansai airport. My heart was pounding with excitement. Customs gave me a little bit of trouble, but they accepted the emails from Sister Beatrice as evidence of my invitation. I was met with three smiles and a large arrangement of flowers put together by my first host mother, Mrs. Hotta.

I am tired now but I will write more about my trip tomorrow.