Weekly Wishes #1

Posted In: Weekly Wishes
Hello there! I decided to join the lovely Melyssa from The Nectar Collective on this awesome link-up she created, as a way to share positivity and motivation to her readers. I love the idea of creating some goals/wishes before the week begins. I also feel that blogging about it definitely pushes you to reach your goals by the end of the week. I sat[...]
Chatan, Okinawa

Seaside Cafe Hanon

Posted In: Okinawa | Okinawa Eats
via This morning i had breakfast with some friends i haven't seen for a couple of months at this little Cafe in American Village. The ocean view was spectacular and the Cafe had such a Grecian look, with all hues of blue and white.  I felt transported to the Greek coast. We had Pancakes and Iced Coffee. I had the BerryBerry pa[...]

The Wedding Diaries: Album

Our wedding album finally came in the mail and i can see what everyone back home was talking about. It's perfect. I thought i would share some of my favorite pages with you guys. We also received our extra prints and i can't wait to start shopping for pretty frames. I am planning on making a frame collage on the wall behind our entry ta[...]

Random Acts of Kindness

Posted In: Home | Okinawa Blooms
Went on a quick trip today to a small flower shop around the corner, with a friend, bought a beautiful cactus and left with some some free flowers, courtesy of the nice japanese store worker. I have never experiences such kindness like the one i've experienced living in Japan. The japanese are so welcoming with big smiles on their faces[...]

Pros and Cons of Living in Okinawa: Part 1

Posted In: Pros and Cons
Welcome to the first post of the series Pros and Cons of Living in Okinawa, Japan! I am lover of list making and I thought it would be fun to create a series where I break down some of the good and not-so-good things about Okinawa, from my perspective as an expat, with anyone soon-to-be moving to Okinawa. Okinawa-Prefecture, also known as the[...]

Alone Time

Posted In: Personal
On Tuesday i drove Gustavo at 2am to the base where he works and soon after he left for three weeks to mainland Japan for a training exercise. It was bound to happen sooner or later, this man has gotten lucky the past couple of months and has not been selected for other trainings. This is the first time we've been apart since July/2012. It's definit[...]