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Paying Bills Off Base

CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE BUDZIEN Do you live off-base or are you getting ready to move out into town? We love living off base, but, you...

Budget Moving

CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER Editor's Note: This is a follow-up to Shell's step-by-step guide to moving from one off-base home to another. To read that...

On-Island Moving

CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER Editor's Note: So you've already settled into your home in Okinawa, but now you're itching to move to a better location/house/fill-in-the-blank....

Off-Base Housing, near Camp Foster: Okinawa City, Takahara

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Newlywed PCS, Part 7: Honey, I'm HOME!

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Japanese Appliance Translations

CONTRIBUTED BY AVIVA BOWMAN So i was wrestling with my air conditioner remote the other day, and thought of something I could do that would...

House Moving Tips – for families moving from one off-base home...

CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS During the summer my husband and I decided that the Kadena flightline, located directly across the road from our off-base home,...

Japanese Post Offices, Banks, and Delivery Service

CONTRIBUTED BY KANDY As an American here, I have depended on the Community Bank, G.I Bill Pay and Military Postal Service for most of my...

How to clean your Japanese Air Conditioner

CONTRIBUTED BY KANDY The weather seems to have changed from crisp mornings and breezy nights to just humid.  If you live off-base, you probably have...

Off Base Housing, near Foster & Kadena: Okinawa City, Awase

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Off-Base Housing, near Kadena & Foster: Awase/Okinawa City

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Foster & Kadena: Toguchi, Katagusuku-son

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Torii: Nagahama, Yomitan (2)

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Torii: Nagahama, 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...

Off Base Housing, near Kadena: Okinawa City, Takahara

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, between Hansen & Courtney: Ishikawa-Uruma City

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Shields & Kadena: Okinawa City

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Kadena & Foster: Kitanakagasuku/Awase

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off-Base Housing, near Lester: Chatan

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Kadena: Kaiho/Okinawa City

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Hot Water Wash

CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL Who can tell me what this is: If you live in a typical Japanese style house, you may have a washing machine...

Be Cool…With Your Air Conditioner Remote

CONTRIBUTED BY KANDY Living in Okinawa is a different experience for everyone.  However, a common theme that I've noticed from listening to people is that...

Off Base Housing, near Kadena: Goya/Okinawa City

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Foster: Ginowan

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

Off Base Housing, near Torii: Yomitan (2)

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

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...