Adventuring to Japan~

     On June 17th, we woke up early at Berkeley and began our long Journey to Japan....

     Before we could actually got to the San Francisco airport, we had to wake up at 4am, finish packing up, check out of our dorms at Berkeley, and say goodbye to all of the Alumni that helped us along the way! Granted, no one actually slept the night before leaving for Japan, so there was no waking-up at 4am(:

    When all 71 YFU participants arrived at the San Francisco airport, i thought the airport staff were going to lose it.... But I understand why they would be so worried when i group of 71 sleep-deficient, hyper teenagers walk through their doors....we had to get in and out of check-in as soon as possible, and they even put us through special security that was separate from the rest...hmm

   Only when we boarded the flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles did it hit all of us that we would be in Japan within 15 hours! The first flight consisted mostly of our group, so we were all working together to keep everyone calm. haha
   From Los Angeles, we boarded a beautiful international plane that would take us to Narita airport in Tokyo. International planes are always amazing and are always equipped with many things to entertain you during the duration of your flight. The television screens had games, music, movies, tv shows, and more!(: I sat by my friend Andrew on this flight, and we did everything together during the entire 11-hour plane ride! It was a lot of fun! He was good company, and instead of feeling like the plane ride was too long, i felt as though we did not have enough time on the flight (^^)    One of our activities included taking many airplane selfies for a few hours! haha~

      Upon arriving at Narita, we all had the chance to Exchange currency, discover the Japanese vending machines, and experiencing Japanese toilets.... Japanese restrooms are an experience within themselves! haha(:

        Around 8pm on June 18th, exhausted, we finally retreated to our hotel rooms in Tokyo. Because we had placements all over Japan, We would wake up the morning of June 19th and we were transported to our host-cities! 

~Jane Claire