Posted on 22 September 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY CHIP STEITZ AND TARA HOWES This summer I received an email from Chip Steitz regarding the Special Olympics held each year on Kadena Air Base. He wanted to get the word out about how we can all be involved in this special volunteer opportunity. He said: Kadena Special Olympics transcends stereotypes, politics, nationalities [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports, Volunteer Opportunities2 Comments
Posted on 27 August 2010.
I have received some wonderful cooking posts from Penny over the last weeks and started an email conversation about how she came to be in Okinawa. I'm always curious about those non-Japanese, non-military, non-ESL teachers living on island. If you are curious too, I've attached her bio at the end of the post. CONTRIBUTED BY PENNY [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports, Just in Japan5 Comments
Posted on 28 July 2010.
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 possible once we arrived here. Once settled (and work schedules permitted) we did just that! My 2010 New Year’s resolution was to get certified and about 14 hours into the [...]
Posted in Beaches & Pools, Daytripping, Exercise & Sports, Outdoor Activities6 Comments
Posted on 28 May 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER SHAFER Parenting is not always a bowl of cherries, especially when you have an energetic, in-your-face, rambunctious, and all around difficult five year old son. Don’t get me wrong, I love my children, but they can be quite the handful. Recently, I stumbled upon the new Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class at the Courtney [...]
Posted in Adult Programs & Classes, Exercise & Sports, Kids Programs & Classes5 Comments
Posted on 12 April 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR Tee it up at Taiyo“Never leave a birdie putt short” is the tagline on my Marine’s e-mail signature. Obviously, he is a golfer and he was on the new course at Taiyo as soon as they opened up tee times. I, on the other hand, do not golf, but am happy [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports, Outdoor Activities10 Comments
Posted on 09 March 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY JOY BARNESSix months ago, if I would have seen a post about “Running on Okinawa” I would have kept right on scrolling down the page. I am a newbie to the pastime of running, only having started after my neighbors convinced me to run a half-marathon. This is my first race so you [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports14 Comments
Posted on 26 February 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON Join the local community and support runners in the Okinawa Marathon 2010. The race is on Sunday March 7 from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm, ending at Comprehensive Park in Okinawa City. Last year, we had a blast standing along the race course, cheering on runners and observing all the funny [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports, Only on Okinawa, Outdoor Activities0 Comments
Posted on 05 January 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY JANAE BURGER Gone are the ornaments, the tree, the decorations, the lights, the holiday gatherings and the constant flow of delicious foods. Too bad everything about the holidays isn’t gone, namely that holiday weight. With losing weight and increasing exercise being two of the top 10 most common New Years Resolutions, [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports9 Comments
Posted on 16 September 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK Years ago, and long before we met, my husband was an avid mountain biker, racing through the hills of Texas and mountains of Colorado. When he spotted the Ringyo Bicycle advertisement in the latest version of the MCCS Okinawa Guide book, his biking interest was reinvigorated. Ringyo carries a wide [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports, Outdoor Activities4 Comments
Posted on 09 September 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK When I arrived in Okinawa last winter, I was told to forget ever finding clothes to fit me off base. After doing some shopping, I think we may be too quick to discount some local retailers. In the least, this may be true for athletic gear. I was pleasantly surprised when [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports8 Comments
