A final hurrah!
Today was an interesting day. Dave dropped us at the airport about an hour and 15 minutes before we were to board. The ever present and ever “helpful” Japanese directed us to this super long line checking in for Tokyo. After standing in line for a bit, it occurred to me that our kind helper assumed we were headed for the States and directed us to the International check-in.
Having guessed this to be the case, I moved to a domestic line and stepped right up to the counter. After receiving the OK, I signaled Derek to come as well. He bypassed the security screening with our bags and stood at the counter. After much bungling and questions and joking, we realized our bags were checked in without having been screened. Oopsie!! The attendant asked if we had a preference for seating and of course we did… Business class. We are so funny. As long as we were near each other it didn’t matter. As we enter the plane we double check our seat assignments – 1A and 1B. That’s right! Front row in Business Class. We were floored. It was only a two hour flight and they didn’t serve a meal, but it was Business Class and we were comfy.
Our purpose for stopping in Tokyo was to promote Shorebreak at the Yokosuka Naval Base. Our Malachi rep James has been on the job for three weeks. Tonight was his first event since taking over for Nate Johnson. He had twenty show up for Karaoke night. Truely a once in a lifetime experience (which I hope to never repeat). High school students, unlimited cotton candy, tacky sing-a-longs, unlimited ice cream and forty degree temperatures are a near lethal combination for anyone just stepping off a plane followed by a two hour bus ride.
Students had a great time, however. We sponsored a robot dance off for champ shirts. Due to a lack of video projection Derek was spared a command performance of “Broom Hockey Baby”. He made memories anyway. Several are extremely excited for Spring and can’t wait for the new broom hockey video.