Posted on 27 October 2009.
She Googled me. That’s the funniest and middle part of the story. The beginning starts two and a half years ago when I arrived on island and sat day after day with my preggo belly rubbing against the computer desk searching the internet in hopes of finding some kind of life here on Okinawa. I [...]
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Posted on 06 October 2009.
I continue to be amazed by all of you! By the ingenuity you show in finding ways to not just exist here on Okinawa, but to flourish and succeed! My newest acquaintance is Nikkie, mother of 2.5 and author of a delightful, new children's book. We'd seen each other at our toddlers' Alligator Steps class, [...]
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Posted on 18 August 2009.
As soon as she begins to speak, you know she’s not from around here. But then again, few of us are. But you can be sure she’s not from the land of baseball and apple pie, but of rugby and millions of sheep and the famed Maori warriors. She calls New Zealand home, though it’s [...]
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Posted on 11 August 2009.
My boobs are sick. And I don't mean that in the positive-slang "That's sick,dude!" sort of way. They aren't working right. They are trying though. I mean, after all, they are solely responsible for feeding an entire human at the moment. And she's HUNGRY. It's a big job. I've made calls to my midwife and [...]
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Posted on 04 August 2009.
Thanks so much to all the editors for covering for me while I got a bit settled with my new little girl. Back to it! It's been so fun to interview and get to know our OkinawaHai editors. Today, meet Ms."To Shop"…It’s not often that I hear a story as unusual as hers. It’s not a born, raised [...]
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Posted on 28 July 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE My husband and I grew up in different states, and when we moved to Germany together after getting married, one of the first questions people asked us was, “Where are you from?” I always answered, “I’m from Connecticut, and my husband is from Virginia,” because even though I’d attended college there [...]
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Posted on 26 July 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL Arriving on the island is a bit like the first day at a new high school. You stumble through the doors desperately scanning the crowd of students wondering who you can make friends with. You muster up all your confidence and approach the friendliest looking person you can find. You [...]
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Posted on 21 July 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA As a young girl my friend, Ginger, had great aspirations. I’m not surprised by this as I know her to be the same sweet girl, aspiring for God’s best in her life, as an adult. Many years ago she wanted to be Florence Henderson because she looked like she had it all [...]
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Posted on 30 June 2009.
She was born and raised in Arizona and grew up near Fort Huachuca Army base. Having spent most of her teenage years being hit on by military guys, she had sworn them off. And then she met Dino (at a bar in Mexico – but she she says he’ll tell a different story) and realized [...]
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Posted on 23 June 2009.
Six days, "they" say. But I know full well that could mean 2 days or 10 or 20! In the mean time, I'm spending most of my time trying to find clothes long enough to extend around my ENTIRE belly! Well, that's not the only thing I'm doing… I'm nesting. Buying those cool cloth boxes from [...]
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