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Here is our WATER winner. Meet Abby Izor.
Here's HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN!
Next week's theme is SPRING. Submissions due before on Friday, April...
How do you hang curtains?
CONTRIBUTED BY KANDY
The transient lifestyle can bring out the handyman and interior designer in all of us. Creating the perfect home for our family...
Hippotherapy
CONTRIBUTED BY DASHA GARIEPY
Interacting with horses like Sprite and Coke helps kids with disabilities
Hippotherapy actually has nothing to do with hippos, and everything to...
Carmen Works to Draw our Island Experience
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
She’s a nurse. A brilliant job choice for a military spouse. A career where jobs are available everywhere, right? Well... everywhere...
Green Tea Shop & Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
A few weeks back the fam went up to the Aquarium for the day. Unfortunately, that day was a Tuesday which...
We think September, Japan thinks in April.
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY
The smell of new pencils. Crimson leaves and shiny lunchboxes. One pair of guess jeans versus three pairs of Jordache. Big decisions....
Zamami Island
CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE
A relatively short ferry ride from Tomari port in Naha, Zamami is part of the Kerama islands. It’s a popular dive/snorkel/beach destination in...
Yakumitsu Honpo
Editor's Note: Did you know there is a little café inside this store? We have a post all about Honey Café here. If you're looking...
Off Base Housing, near Courtney: Gushikawa, Uruma
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...
April – The Month of the Military Child
This post was originally published on April 5th, 2009; we're republishing it today in honor of the little ones who live this military life right...
Japanese Canned Coffees
CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS
Coffee, coffee, coffee…….. that’s what usually resonates in my mind about, oh say, late afternoon. That’s about the time of day...
Kerebekki Turkish Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON
My dear friend Julie had to add pages to her passport (yes, I know, poor thing) and my other dear friend,...
Steven Works at Being Unaccompanied
CONTRIBUTED BY STEVEN
There has been a lot of helpful discussion on how to successfully survive a spouse's or parent's deployment: here, and here. And to...
Keeping Kids Connected with Long-Distance Relatives
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE
When my family and I moved to Okinawa last summer, our families had warned us ahead of time: We’re not going...
Do you run on Oki time?
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY
It's a rough life living on an island. Temperate climate, lovely plantation- and the surrounnding ocean views. It's no wonder that...
Off Base Housing, near Lester: Chatan/American Village
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...
The Face Mask
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY
When I first moved to Japan, I was stunned by the amount of people wearing face masks. Was there some recent communicable...
Okinawa Pet Food (OPF)
CONTRIBUTED BY JESSICA
Okinawa Pet Food (OPF) is the cutest little pet boutique geared towards dogs and cats! The perfect place for anyone who loves...
DEROS. What can you do to leave a little earlier so the kids...
CONTRIBUTED BY KANDY
No matter how seasoned I think I am in this military life, (from military brat, in the military and now military spouse)...
Tus Amigos
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GARCIA
There was a time when my "go-to" foreign language was Spanish. If I needed to speak a language other than English--any...
Off Base Housing, near Torii: Yomitan, Sobe
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...
Japanese Superstitions
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY
It's Saturday morning. Were your ears burning- because I was thinking of you, reader. Hopefully you didn't drop your mirror, and...
Can you DITY move to Okinawa from the States?
CONTRIBUTED BY KANDY
PCSing can be stressful enough with the sorting and planning and hoping. Hoping that no other stress inducing factors will be...
Sunshine Montessori School
For all you parents looking for a preschool that suits your kids, we’re hoping to add a little something to aid in your search....
Orion Beer Factory and Nago Castle Site Park
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY
After spending a fun weekend at Okuma, we drove home and made two worthwhile stops. As the brochure states, "For your happy...
Reebok Crossfit Asia
CONTRIBUTED BY SNUFF
Editor's note: The name has changed since the original post, along with class times. It's now "Reebok Crossfit Asia" and we've posted...
Cafe Boulangerie de Paris
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GARCIA
After months of not needing to contribute to my own column, my baby and I made it on a little field...
Ma Kukuru
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN
Two weeks ago, I took my parents to Kokusai Street. I love taking trips there because it’s where my favorite...
Nani Kore? Daikon
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY
Have you ever been curious about that huge albino- carrot looking vegetable that you see? The first time I noticed one,...
Peter’s Place
CONTRIBUTED BY AMANDA
My husband, son and I love to go to Peter's Place. It's the best Chinese we've had on island! The bottom floor...