Our flight over this time was better than the first time but we were better prepared. We drank lots of water to avoid dehydration, ate fruit and trail mix mainly and avoided the Air Canada food. We were even able to sleep on the plane. We had two other Canadian teachers in the seats right behind us. They were a married couple and were going to teach at the school we taught at on our first trip. When we arrived at Narita airport, we saw many familiar faces, including our daughter Amber who had arrived about a half hour before us from Toronto. Instead of feeling in an alien environment, this time we actually felt more at home. We were escorted to our apartments the first night and our luggage came the next day. It is definitely an adjustment living in a tiny apartment but we are managing quite well and it saves us a lot of change. We met Amber and Rebecca 3 days later at training and we took them out to our favorite Japanese restaurant. They were quite impressed with the good food and the whole dining experience. They were also amazed that the owners knew us there, maybe it shows how many times we have eaten there. The girls headed back to Nagoya and we headed back to our apartment. We are nicely settled in now. ( I know this should have been the first posting but I had a bit of trouble getting this blog set up. Hopefully it will work now and we can keep you posted. Also, please do not stop emailing us. )