Day 1: Arriving in Aviano!

At last, I'm here in Aviano. Flights went well, with only an hour of delay in Atlanta after our 4-hour layover. When we got to Italy, we were picked up by our director and a couple other girls that we work with. Since we flew into Venice, there was an hour and a half drive out to the base. Once here we got our military "IDs" which are actually just pieces of paper with our names saying that we have "clearance". Then we went to the PX and Commissary which are the equivalent of Walmart and a grocery store. Getting a cell phone was a slightly complicated process. The woman working the little shop would switch between talking to us in Italian and English, and eventually she just handed me a box and a tiny little Alcatel phone. I get free incoming text messages, so let me know if you want the number! Then we came back to the dorms and since we've just been getting settled. Right now its almost 8 am in Portland and I think its around 5 here...? Time is a confusing thing right now. Tonight I think we're planning on going to some pub to watch the Italia World Cup game, which should be pretty fun. Here are the few pictures I've taken so far...