The Fish Market
Posted on June 14, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
We headed down to the local fish market on Sunday afternoon. We had some basic directions but because everything is in Japanese we found it only through internet photo’s others have taken of the market. Both children fell asleep on the car ride to the market. When we arrived we woke up our grumpy five […]
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Posted on June 10, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Jason and I were talking last night about starting new jobs and how those experiences can be really positive or very painful. Since we both have had our fair share of “new” jobs, we had quite a bit to talk about. One of our conversations was about how so many times, when we have started […]
Read More..>>Beach weekend
Posted on June 6, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
This past weekend Maggie and I enjoyed a nice weekend at the beach together with two other families. Originally, Jason and Wyatt had planned to come with us. Thursday night, though, I realized how difficult it would be to take Wyatt so Jason decided to stay home with him. Wyatt is about to turn two […]
Read More..>>Fake it till you make it
Posted on June 3, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Another work related post…
I have pleaded with my bosses to tell me what my responsibilities and duties are. At the most general level, I am apparently going to be in charge of one part of the overall office. The person I work directly for, JN, is leaving and there is no replacement scheduled. So, I […]
If only cameras followed us around everywhere we go
Posted on June 2, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Wow. I knew that entering two new phases of my career—a completely new job specialization and moving up on the supervisory ladder—a few months ago would bring a whole host of challenges. I also knew that moving the family to another country would do the same thing. But knowing something conceptually or intellectually is entirely […]
Read More..>>Our first Typhoon experience
Posted on May 29, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Around 3pm yesterday the winds began to pickup on the island. Initially, the winds were fairly light. Maggie wanted to go outside to play with our neighbor’s children so I went with her and took Wyatt as well. After dinner, around 6pm the storm quickly moved in. At 7pm we experienced sustained winds probably around […]
Read More..>>Typhoon
Posted on May 27, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Well, there is always a first for everything. We are in the process of preparing for our first Typhoon experience here in Okinawa. Based on the current information we should see Typhoon Songda hit us on early Sunday morning. It is currently called a super-typhoon and by Western hurricane standards it’s a Category 3 with […]
Read More..>>Kids gone wild!
Posted on May 26, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
The first couple times driving in Okinawa I would be curious and look into the car next to me at a stop light. Okay, I still do that. Anyway, most of the time it was just an adult driving alone in the car probably going to work or maybe running errands. But one time (and […]
Read More..>>How to pay - Okinawan style
Posted on May 23, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
The purchasing of items is done differently here in Okinawa than in the states. Whether cash or card, it is customary to place your currency on a small tray, not by hand to hand contact. The cashier takes your payment off the tray and at the end of the transaction, your card is actually presented […]
Read More..>>“I don’t like myself”
Posted on May 22, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Maggie is, apparently, at a really hard age right now. Or, and this is probably the truth of it, she’s showing that we weren’t ‘hard’ enough on her earlier. Anyway, the problem is disobedience. We tell her to do something or not do something and she does the opposite. One way I see it is […]
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