

Ou Jima, come hungry!
Ou Island (Ojima) is home to about 1,000 people and the best tempura in Okinawa!!! I went to Ou Island for my exploration day this past...


Exploring Miyagi
No, not Mr. Miyagi, but Miyagi Island :) HA “On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of...


Sunflowers of Oki
Kitanakagusuku has a sunflower festival every year at the end of January “Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will...


NIWA cafe
This cafe is tucked in the very back of the Akebono district. Akebono is a small "neighborhood" of old military style housing that they...


Steps to narrow down the destinations
Wade and I were finally able to line up our schedules to take our first trip out of Japan since moving to Okinawa 14 months ago! YAY! In...


How we got here (and a little history)
Maeda Flats On an afternoon in January while I was working, Wade was trying to call me to say that we finally had options to move...


Zanpa-Tei
Zanpa-Tei is an adorable cafe ran by a very sweet family. The nick name is home cafe because it was, in fact, ran out of that sweet...