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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
I decided to try the Blogging Challenge by Jenni from Story of My Life called Blog Every Day in May and surprisingly i blogged 18/31 days! I really wanted to blog every day but some topics were hard, others i blogged about a couple days late but in the end I at least accomplished more than i thought i would. (yay!) Here is a LinkUp of all the posts[...]
CARA BOX cara (car-rah) noun : beloved friend Carabox is a box swap concept created by Kaitlyn over at Wifessionals. It's a great way to meet new bloggers, get awesome things in the mail, receive some encouragement from lovely ladies, as well as some blog exposure. Each month theres a different theme that make the swap[...]
Today's topic is to express what letting go means to you. As soon as i read the topic i couldn't stop thinking about the book Eat, Pray, Love by: Elizabeth Gilbert. I read this book three years ago before the movie with Julia Roberts came out. This book spoke to me in such a deep level. At the moment i was in an unhealthy relationship that was goin[...]