Dissapointing :-(

My plan for the 4th of July was to head to Camp Zama, the US Military Base about 20 minutes walk from my place. A spanish teacher who works on base that I met two weeks ago told me that they allowed civilians on to the base, and that there was a huge festival with fireworks and food and music. Unfortunately, it turned out not to be true :-( When I got to the gates, I was turned away (but at least I wasn't shot!) and told that after 9/11, they've been more concerned about security and had fewer open days. I'm confused though, because the web page shows the celebration happening last year. Oh well. All I ended up doing for the 4th was buying some sushi at the grocery store and going to bed early.