After a 10 hour flight, my teammates and I are finally here in Japan.  Upon landing, we took a shuttle (about 45 minutes) to our hotel in Makuhari City, Chiba Prefecture.

our hotel in Japan

I’ve gotta say, the hotel is absolutely awesome.  We each get our individual room and there’s a convenience store in the lobby that’s open 24 hours/day.  And most importantly, we get free internet!  While we didn’t go to the gym today, we stretched in our own rooms and just hung out and relaxed.  Right now I’m trying hard to stay awake for a little longer so that I can adjust to Japan time (there’s a 16 hour difference from California).  Anyway, tomorrow we’re supposed to go train at the main competition hall so that we can get used to the equipment.  It’ll be good to get the kinks out from our long flight!

We might be a bit busy with all that’s going on but I’ll try my best to update my blog consistently while I’m in Japan.  That said, I apologize in advance if there’s a lag!