Monthly Archives: July 2010
PCS: Positive Change of Scenery, V — Limited Choices
CONTRIBUTED BY RJ HOWE
This last weekend, my wife (whom we call Red), Alexis and I were out shopping. Red needed her weekly therapy session...
Cucina Cafe & Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY SARRA MCMILLAN
Shintoshin is an area in Naha that has been culturally and socially created from land returned to Okinawa from the American...
Diving & Snorkeling: Maeda Point & Maeda Flats
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE
My husband and I knew before we came to Okinawa that we wanted to get scuba dive certified as soon as...
Nani Kore? Hechima
I was so excited to receive this post from Penny because Hechima is the one common Okinawa veggie that I've never figured out how...
Taj Okinawa
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE
Curry! If you love curry you have come to the right island! The Japanese love their curry and according to one...
Climax Coffee
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
This is one of my favorite places on Okinawa to go for coffee. They are a little bit cheaper than Starbucks,...
Counting in Japanese
CONTRIBUTED BY KATHERINE MOORE
Counting in Japanese is easier than you think. You can actually count up to 99 by just memorizing the first 10...
PCS: Positive Change of Scenery, IV — Getting Rid of Stuff
CONTRIBUTED BY RJ HOWE
We had a yard sale this weekend. Like most Americans in the states we have WAYYYY too much stuff, but didn’t...
Ikei Island
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
You know how sometimes you’ll be sitting at your computer, rain pouring down outside (as it has done for days...
Packing for the Long Flight
Several years ago, Lucia wrote a post for us about packing for trips. You can find it here. For those of you who want...
PCS: Positive Change of Scenery, III — Guilt
CONTRIBUTED BY RJ HOWE
This last month was very difficult for the family and me. Apparently, the joy and excitement we have been experiencing about...
En Okinawa
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
Just when we were about ready to give up looking for this place, we see a corner restaurant with the words...
PCS: Positive Change of Scenery, II — Paperwork
Last week, we introduced you to the Howe Family. Barring any catastrophic event and/or fickle military change, they'll be PCSing to Okinawa at the...
Ta-taki Falls
CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTY SUTTON
{Editor's Note: This post was originally published as Tadake Falls, but we have since learned that is a different set of...