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Arrived.

Hello. I’m in my uncle’s house in Washington, DC, after twenty-one hours of wearying international travel. Manila to Nagoya to Detroit, then a connecting flight to Reagan Airport.

I need some time. I’m in a state of extreme culture shock, and I’m still overwhelmed by the magnitude of the jump I’ve just taken. I keep saying I’ll hit the ground running, but now I realize I don’t even know how to walk. More soon.

This was written by brownpau. Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 11:18 am. Filed under journal. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

14 Comments

  1. Mike wrote:

    And then there’s the jet lag, I imagine…

    Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 10:49 pm | Permalink
  2. Paulo wrote:

    Naw, jet lag isn’t a problem: I hardly slept the whole time, so I’m exhausted enough now to drop off to bed at just the right hour. Staying awake for 24 hours does wonders for your body clock when travelling. Anyway, I’m really sleeppyyyyyyyy

    Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 10:58 pm | Permalink
  3. kristen wrote:

    welcome :o)

    hope settling in goes well…

    Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 11:44 pm | Permalink
  4. wayne wrote:

    Welcome, Paulo! I was wondering how things were going now that you finally made it to the States. Keep us posted!

    Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 11:49 pm | Permalink
  5. rowster wrote:

    take care, ordo! hope you had a good flight. i suddenly feel very glad that you have a blog that keeps us in touch with you while you’re gone. isn’t technology wonderful!

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 12:56 am | Permalink
  6. ganns wrote:

    Thank God you’re safe! ^^,

    I will celebrate your safe arrival with an unhealthy chunk of cinnamon roll. *slurp* I wish I had low-fat, high-protein snacks like they do in Wawshingtun. You’re soooo empowered!

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 1:07 am | Permalink
  7. dawn wrote:

    Welcome, Pau, glad you’re here safe. Hope the culture shock isn’t too bad …

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 8:32 am | Permalink
  8. minimalist cow wrote:

    Glad you had a safe trip. (The minimalist cow thing pops up every now and then. Kind of fits in somehow…) Have a good stay.

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 8:58 am | Permalink
  9. okcalvin wrote:

    Welcome to the States, Paulo! We Okies would find DC a shock to our systems as well. May God Bless! — John

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 9:50 am | Permalink
  10. Noelle wrote:

    Something tells me we’re going to miss you back here in the Phils. It’s a good thing you have the blog. † God bless, and I hope you feel better soon.

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 10:15 am | Permalink
  11. Jesper wrote:

    Good luck.

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:12 am | Permalink
  12. Seb wrote:

    If you have any questions about American Culture, you can ask me! I’m an expert! :)

    Good luck with everything, hope you enjoy it here.

    Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:41 pm | Permalink
  13. AkoCiKaka wrote:

    Bossing, silip ka naman sa PEX o mag-post ka naman.

    Goodluck din.

    Friday, March 15, 2002 at 4:43 am | Permalink
  14. Wyclif wrote:

    Look me up when you have a weekend free. I visit DC infrequently but it’s only 2 1/2 hours away and I’m due a trip to the art galleries and The Smithsonian. Sounds like you’re on primo real estate.

    Funny you mentioned the Nagoya layover. I had a girlfriend who probably still lives there.

    Saturday, March 16, 2002 at 11:02 pm | Permalink