Okinawa: First Day of School and Jack's Work

Today was the first day of school for Caleb. He arrived on the island Friday night. We thought it best to get him straight away into his routine. Plus, Jack had to start in-processing and I had to go to work (not allowed to take leave yet since I am still in upgrade training). I was able to take Caleb into school his first day (Monday). We met one of the counselors who gave us a brief tour of the school, met his teacher, and then the school day started for him. Caleb was very brave. I knew how nervous he was being the new kid (though he is proud of the fact that this is his 5th school since he started Kindergarten) but he didn't let the nervousness show. This being an overseas DoD school, kids come/go so frequently it's the norm.

First day of school

After school, Caleb rode the bus to Shima No Ko. This is an on base before/after school program for 5-12 year olds. Caleb was very excited about going here because, as a 9 year old, he is considered a pre-teen and has access to all the rooms and more freedom to move around. When Jack and I picked him up, he was so happy and had found the "Fit Factor" room (inside gym). He was running around and already playing/making friends with the other kids. Caleb said he had a great day at school and really liked his teacher. He will get to take Japanese Culture and Japanese Language classes during school.

Jack had a good first day of in-processing. It was long but he got a lot accomplished.

I had a good day at work. I started learning what to do for my "office job", which will be in Scheduling.

In the evening when we were all home, we decided to try some Japanese snacks. The cookies weren't bad. The frozen ice-cream (or whatever it was) was awful.