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BLOG MANAGERS
Marie Lewis - OkinawaHai! Local Manager
The U.S. Marine Corps plucked my husband and me from San Diego and relocated us to Okinawa in April 2012. My experience with Okinawa Hai began as soon as he received his orders. I Googled “Okinawa,” and the next thing I knew I was sitting on Joelle’s couch in southern California brainstorming about my involvement with the blog. I started writing the Newlywed PCS series to help other new military wives like myself negotiate the headaches and highlights of PCSing here, and I became the on-island manager in July 2012. I’ve fallen in love with snorkeling and become something of a sushi snob. My favorite thing to do here is pick a random number while we’re driving and turn left or right in that number of streets. It’s amazing what you find when you allow yourself to explore. I hope this blog will prove as helpful to you as it has been to me!
Joelle Yamada - OverseasYes! General Manager
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My husband and I survived three consecutive overseas moves in the Navy. We were first stationed on the paradise that is Oahu, HI; then a tour in Cornwall, UK; followed by a fabulous time in Okinawa, Japan where this site had its beginnings. We were lucky enough as a family to truly "Join the Navy, See the World." I loved every place and every journey, but they were all so different. Each move brought a new paradigm and way of looking at the world and a new set of skills for navigating the experience. I'm thrilled to be a part of helping other people find their way in a new place, learning to truly make it home.
Personal Website: joelleyamada.wordpress.com
Heather Gelormine - OverseasYes! Content Manager
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More than a decade ago, when I was a young newlywed, my husband's Army orders found us moving to Germany just weeks after I graduated from college. We spent our first three years as a couple - and later as a growing family - getting to know each other in the welcoming embrace of the overseas military community. After a return to US soil and a three-year tour in Colorado we realized we missed the overseas life, and begged our way into a tour in Japan where I became involved with OkinawaHai. Our family has since PCS'd back to Colorado, but fortunately the virtual world allows me to continue working hard on behalf of military servicemembers and families who are striving to love the overseas experience. If you find a glitch on the site, or information that is far past its expiration date, I'm the one to contact!
Personal Website: http://critterchronicles.net
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