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Indo-ya
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
Indo-ya is to me a hidden gem of Park Avenue. (Side note: Indo means India in Japanese. Ya means store.) This store...
Me & My Big PCS: VIII {coming or going?}
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
I killed a cat in Hawaii. Not with my own hands per se. He was slumbering peacefully under a parked car...
Off Base Housing, near Torii: Yomitan
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...
In Vitro in Okinawa, Part 1
CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL
Okinawa Hai reader, Lisa, has a question. Can anyone help her out?
I have been in Okinawa for about 5 months now....
Searching for Seoul
CONTRIBUTED BY JEN PRESTON
Destination:
Seoul, South Korea
How did you travel?
We flew Asiana Airlines. The flight was about 2.5 hours long. A roundtrip ticket cost about...
Kaho’s Japanese Corner: Irasshaimase
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
Kaho's Japanese Corner: Irasshaimase
This is a request from my friend's husband, which I think is a very helpful one to know. I'm...
Tuttle Book Store
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
If you have an APO address, you have this wonderful store, Amazon.com, which you can shop on-line even from the other...
Kaho’s Japanese Corner: Onomatopoeia
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
Kaho's Japanese Corner: Onomatopoeia
I changed the format of this Japanese lesson. I hope that it will be easier for you to find...
Me & My Big PCS: VII {limbo}
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
At five o'clock this morning my father called and woke us up. Typically and unfortunately, that's when the boys usually get...
Vaccines
CONTRIBUTED BY LAN
This question happened to come in on the same day that I took my little one for his first set of shots. ...
Gymnastics & Cheerleading
CONTRIBUTED BY MARISA AMICK
Gymnastics
My nine-year-old daughter has been taking gymnastics at the Kadena Youth Center for about three months now. She had previously...
Korean Restaurant: Kalbi Pot (Kalbi-No Tsubo)
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE
This is the first week that I'm gonna write about a place that I feel just 'eeh' about. Usually when I write...
Plastic Bags
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
I have just written about a recyclable shopping bag I bought yesterday at G-AREA in Plaza Shopping Center as my Wednesday post...
Plaza House G-AREA
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
Have you read Meredith's "me & my PCS: VI"? My family and I are also moving from Okinawa back to the U.S....
Me & My Big PCS: VI {choices, choices}
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
I became a smoker in someone's eighteen-wheeler. There isn't much else to do when you hitchhike. You might as well smoke....
Music Classes
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
I still cringe when I hear a kitchen timer go off. I'm immediately transported back to those endless years of sitting...
Drug Store – Drug Eleven "Doraggu Irebun"
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
This Drug Eleven (pronounced "doraggu irebun" in Japanese) is located on Highway 23 right by the A&W near Kadena Gate 5. In...
How To Become A Master Bento-Making Machine
Grouchy Bf bento, originally uploaded by Sakurako Kitsa.
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
Monday through Friday I send Eli off to school without much ceremony. Twice a...
Rainy Day (aka "Time of Reflection-We’re stuck in our off-base house") Activities – What’s...
CONTRIBUTED BY LAN
Well, we're all housebound or bound to the bases, so I'm sure the last thing you all want to look at is...
Surfin’ For Food: Restaurant Links and Such
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE
Below are some websites to surf to help you research your first post lock-down celebratory dinner, or just to help you kill...
Kariyushi Wear
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
Kariyushi is a word made up of "kari" and "yushi" in Okinawan (Ryukyu) Dialect and means auspicious or happiness. Kari means...
Yuzu Cha
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
This is my almost empty jar of yuzu cha. Yuzu as in THIS fruit. And cha as in tea. Not sure...
Moving AND Pregnant
CONTRIBUTED BY LAN
When I was about 36 weeks pregnant w/my chunky monkey , my nesting instinct kicked in and I wanted desperately to...
Okinawa World
CONTRIBUTED BY CATHRYN JENSON
If you are looking for a fun day-long adventure then you should consider Okinawa World. The fees are...
Araha Beach
CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA CHEN
There are so many things that I will miss about Okinawa but I think one of the things that I...
Cafe Unizon / Mix Life-Style
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE
So. You’re on Camp Foster. You’re shopping at the PX. You suddenly find yourself A: hungry B: tired as hell of looking...
Kurozato (Okinawan Sugar) and Salt
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
My American friend asked me about "Kurozato (Okianawan black sugar)" and Okinawan salt that her family in the States would like to...
Me & My Big PCS: V {smooth moves}
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
I'm in a gnarly and predictable tug-of-war match over here. On one side is my life in Okinawa. On the other...
On Base Housing, McTureous: NCO
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...
To Do for Valentine’s
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
My husband isn't a flowers-and-chocolates kind of guy. I learned early on that unless I wanted to wake up disappointed EVERY...