Ikei Island, Okinawa

Ikei Beach

Posted In: Okinawa
Two weekends ago we were wanting to do something outdoors because the weather was absolutely perfect, so we decided to head to Ikei Beach. The last time we visited Ikei we only drove around and then decided to go back home because we were starving and we couldn't find a place to eat. My friend Katie came along with us and of course we had to make a stop a[...]

Lovely Letters –
Snail Mail Exchange (June)

Posted In: snail mail
While i was reading Local Adventurer (an awesome blog you should totally check out) i found that they host a monthly international snail mail exchange called Lovely Letters and i got really excited because i've been wanting to be a part of another fun pen pal exchange. The packages have a budget of $7, so it's just a little fun detail to share with new p[...]
Tokyo, Japan

Swan Boats at Ueno Park

Posted In: Japan | Japan with Family | Tokyo | Travel
Will you believe me if i tell you these pictures are from almost a year ago?! I have been super caught up blogging about fun Okinawan things or taking time off blogging that i totally forgot about these pictures until now that i find myself with nothing to blog about. When my family came to visit last July they stayed for two and a half weeks in Okinawa and[...]
Motobu, Okinawa

Yohena Ajisai (Hydrangea) Garden

Posted In: Okinawa | Okinawa Blooms
Last Sunday my friends and i had a lovely lunch at Ima Cafe and then we drove up to the Village of Izumi to visit the private Hydrangea Garden of Mrs. Uto Yohena, a 98-year-old who's been growing Hydrangeas in her garden for thirty years! The garden is 9,000 square meters and houses over 78 species of Hydrangeas (according to this article) in a variety[...]
Okinawa City, Okinawa

Ima Cafe – Okinawa City

Posted In: Okinawa | Okinawa Eats
After a few weeks of no adventures, my girlfriends and I had a fun Sunday together. Husband #1 is gone for work, Husband #2 stayed up to late the night before and Husband #3 didn't wanna hang with just the girls (HAHA!). We had a delicious lunch at Ima Cafe and then drove to the Izumi Village in Motobu to see the private Hydrangea Garden.[...]

2015 Reading Challenge: Part 5

Posted In: Reading Challenge
I've decided to take on this Popsugar Reading Challenge i found on Pinterest (follow me!). This is the fifth round of books i've read. Missed the last posts? Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 A book with bad reviews - If I Stay (Part 1) by: Gayle Forman A book that made you cry - The Book Thief by: Markus Zusak A book set in another[...]