Take me to your mother!

After Randy left for training at Mt. Fuji, I was all alone in a big house in a strange country with no idea how to get to base and even if I did get there, I did not know anyone. It was kind of hard for me coming from being with my family. At home I had my parents and 5 brothers and sisters so there was always noise and company. I made friends with some neighborhood children and played baseball with them during the day. Baseball is universal. Also I spent a lot of time reading and watching the Olympics on our TV. One day I was standing on our balcony and saw an American boy riding his bike. I yelled to him "Hey!! Are you American?" He said "yes" and I said "Take me to your Mother!" Well, he did. Funny I can't remember her name now. Her son was Michael. I went to their home and talked with her awhile and she invited to show me around a little. She had a van and we piled in and drove to the base. We went to the Exchange and then to the Officer Club. We ordered strawberry daiquiris and sat outside by the pool. Thinking of it now makes me laugh because my husband was an E-2 and I was sitting inside the O'club. I had no idea of the segregation between officers and enlisted men. Her husband was in charge of the aircraft aboard the USS Midway. We spent a few days going around shopping and stuff and it was quite fun. One day we came home from an excursion and Michael looked in my house and said "there's a man on your couch in his underwear!" Well, it was Randy home early from Mt. Fuji. They came home early due to the weather. It was nice to have him home!