We spent Saturday with some other officers & their wives fresh on the island in the capital of Naha {The busy main street ~ Kokusai}  {mini me cars!} {inside the market} {in the fish market ~ you pick out which fresh fish you want & the restaurant upstairs cooks your  purchase for you} {Okinawan breads} {yep, that's a pig's head for sale} {Cam' choice for lunch} {Orion = Okinawa's locally brewed beer. Delicious.} ... continue reading...

It has been an absolutely INCREDIBLE first week here.  {our new front yard: the East China Sea} {and brown sugar cane} As you can see,  we fell in love with our new place as soon as we pulled up.  We got authorized to live off base & immediately started our hunt ~ I got to spend a day and a half with awesome Okinawan realtors looking at places before we found it,  signed the lease yesterday and we move in Sunday!!  WE ARE SO EXCITED. One of our ... continue reading...

can you believe we're actually living here now?! it's truly an amazing adventure together. {dusk near the "sea wall"} {population varies all over the island but where's its dense, it's DENSE}  {Zanpa Beach at low tide} {love him!} {isn't the water color beautiful here?!} It's been a crazy & busy past two days ~ but we're so happy & thankful to finally be here! In other news, we are now licensed to drive on the left side of the road :) & are on the hunt for a sweet ... continue reading...

Took over 24 hours to get here but we made it! Our initial observations in no particular order... Okinawans are friendly and the least intimidating culture we've ever been in. The island is beautiful, so green, simple, laid back, old. The ocean is inescapable; it's amazing to see it on both sides of you. The food is sooo good. Fresh fish galore. Everyone here scuba dives. We can't wait to get certified. We also can't wait to go deep sea fishing & spear ... continue reading...