We live in a time of technology, where emails prevail over paper and where 'snail mail' has almost disappeared! In July, Melyssa and Chelsea announced this sweet project called the Snail Mail Collective. These lovely ladies thought of a way to incorporate everybody's love for receiving snail mail and meeting new people! The Snail Ma[...]
A year ago today we set off on the adventure of a lifetime, moving to the other side of the world! It's safe to say we have fallen in love with Okinawa over and over again. This year was pretty amazing and i can't wait to see what the next two years have in store for us. Here's a monthly recap of our wonderful year abroad. {September 2012}: We packed our[...]
I'm getting really sick of hot/humid days and lately i've been daydreaming of Fall. For a girl who's lived her whole life in a tropical island where it's hot 365 days a year, winter in Okinawa is perfect; more like fall than winter but you take what you can get. I'm ready to dust off the long-sleeves, the sweaters, the jackets, the jeans and the boots!&[...]
Day 8 of Blogtember and today's prompt asks us to: discuss ways that blogging or social media has changed you. via Ever since we got a computer i've been part of one social media website or another. From Hi5, to MySpace, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest and now Twitter! You can say my life has slowly submerged itself into social m[...]
Welcome to Blogtember!! Today's prompt asks us to: share links to your favorite online shops. Here are my favorites: 1. UniquePl8z i'm obsessed with this recycled art created by Nicole, a fellow Okinawan Expat, who got a spark of inspiration after her father found some old license plates while cleaning out his garage! Her shop has a variety of words/ph[...]
Twitter | Facebook | Bloglovin' Meet Erika the lovely lady behind Chimerikal! She's a spunky girl who's lived all over the world and is now working towards her masters degree in Michigan. Read her reverse bucket list and see all of the amazing things she's done in her 27 years! Erika is the mastermind behind the blog series Grad-itu[...]