Tag: Adult Programs & Classes

Okinawa International Women’s Club CONTRIBUTED BY NAOMI KATO JOHNSON Okinawa International Women’s Club (OIWC) is a non-profit organization that has been around for 60 years. We are...

Doka Doka Cafe & Pottery Studio CONTRIBUTED BY CASEY ANNIS Pure peacefulness and serenity await you at this beautiful café in Onna village. I met a...

CONTRIBUTED BY GRAZIA SANNA Many foreigners would agree with me if I said that Japanese cuisine is a very tasty and special one – definitely...

CONTRIBUTED BY MICHAEL WILLIAMSON Since I can remember, I have been molded by the very fabric of art: singing with the choir in the church,...

CONTRIBUTED BY IRINA On a small subtropical island such as Okinawa, it is usually physically impossible to take a road less travelled. However, if you...

CONTRIBUTED BY DAVID HIGGINS Okinawa City’s Koza Area outside Kadena Gate 2 is not the nicest place to take a stroll, in my opinion. However,...

CONTRIBUTED BY COURTNEY FRY What’s that? You want to learn some Japanese but don’t have an iPhone, or want something more in-depth than the apps?...

CONTRIBUTED BY COURTNEY FRY Admittedly, I am a linguaphile -- I choose to study other languages for fun. In fact, learning Japanese was one of...

CONTRIBUTED BY CYNTHIA WALKER  After years of studying karate, it finally occurred to me that I should share my experience with others. I was teaching...

CONTRIBUTED BY SUZIE SMITH For the New Year I’ve been looking for a fun new way to incorporate more movement into my daily life as...

CONTRIBUTED BY NOEL LOPEZ If you're like me and want to explore Okinawa but don’t know where to start I have found the perfect way...

CONTRIBUTED BY CRYSTAL SCHOLLARD As I lay there quietly on the beach listening to the waves of my breath and slowly hear the sounds of...

CONTRIBUTED BY MELANIE HAMMONS SUP Logo Snorkeling? SCUBA diving? Surfing? What about Stand Up Paddle boarding? The water activities on Okinawa are pretty much endless. My husband...

CONTRIBUTED BY TARA HOWES Tara used to live on Oki and was our Forum manager.  She now resides in Texas, but just had to write...

CONTRIBUTED BY DAVID GOTTLIEB Oroku School It’s surprisingly easy to spend time, sometimes even years, abroad without needing to know the local language. More often than...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH HOFFMAN Happy Surfing Exterior I had surfed a bit as a child on the US east coast, and wanted to introduce my children...

CONTRIBUTED BY LEEANN STEVENS CREDO – Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operations:  Great retreat workshops (Marriage Enrichment, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Growth) are available for married...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PEVEHOUSE & HEIDI BREDLOW WOOP Logo Come run with us! WOOP! WOOP! Wait, what was that? W.O.O.P.? Yeah, that’s right – Women On Okinawa...

CONTRIBUTED BY MIKAYLA KING Shanbio Yoga After reading one of the monthly Okinawa Living magazines, I came across an advertisement for a spa and yoga studio...

Derby Gang CONTRIBUTED BY ZABRINA "JerZee Stinga" Songui When I first got to this island, I felt so disconnected. I was newly married and this was...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FILLMAN My husband and I are new to Okinawa and really want to dive into some of the unique cultural experiences that...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FILLMAN My husband and I are pretty new to Okinawa and we went by the Schilling Community Center on Kadena AB to...

MOPS Cards CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER Your three-year old spilled his orange juice, and while you are on your hands and knees cleaning it up, you...

CONTRIBUTED BY PENNY VA HEERDEN In the comments section of my Why Martial Arts? post, someone asked for links to local Martial Arts Association websites.  There...

CONTRIBUTED BY WENDELL JOHNSON Though I had been on this wonderful island for a year and a half, I had little ability to speak in...

CONTRIBUTED BY AMANDA HARMS PLAY ROLLER DERBY WITH US… the KOKESHI ROLLER DOLLS! Part manifesto- part invitation, here is my proposition: So there I was… Thirty-one years...

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...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON Living on Okinawa for a year and a half, I’ve taken several Japanese classes. I started with the basic classes at Camp...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON Are you looking for an artistic and cultural outlet in Okinawa and more interaction with local nationals? Ikebana is the perfect...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON Do you need a little push to get in the spirit of Halloween? Try out the Spooky Sites Tour offered through...