Weekend Plans

I decided to forego my usual spend-my-entire-Saturday-at-school routine in order to clean up my apartment and spent time with Noa. We decided to head over to Kadena to go see the F22 they had on site. On the way, we saw the beautiful carp kites up over the water. I'm not sure if they are for the upcoming Dragon Boat races or in honor of Children's Day (in early May). Still, they were a beautiful site.

The F-22 was impressive. Although I commented that it looked fake at first, it really was an impressive jet. We went on a short "tour" which was basically walking around the jet while a guide (in our case, a pilot) told us about these great machines (we were not allowed to touch the jet or take close-up photos). Here are some of the interesting points I learned about the F-22:

-they are wayyyy ahead of the F-16

-they carry lots of ammo

-they are super fast

-they don't carry external fuel tanks when going on a mission

Okay, so it might seem like I didn't really learn a whole lot from the experience, but since I have extremely limited knowledge of aviation technology, I did.

I was more interested in this sign: notice the part about "deadly force" (scary, huh...especially since there was a guard with a HUGE gun standing by it).

I was also intrigued by the K-9 on patrol. He looks cute and cuddly to me.

Since I spent Saturday with Noa, I had to go to school to prepare for the week today (Sunday). Teresa came over and helped my make a barn for our farm theme this week. I'm pleased with the end result: