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| My view this morning as I write this blog entry |
Although my failure to blog in several months may seem like
I have been so busy, in truth, I have been just living life. It is very different when you go somewhere to
live for a year rather than a few weeks or months. I realize more keenly than ever the
difference between living somewhere and visiting. Rather than finding cool
places to visit and take photo ops, I find myself going to the grocery, doing
laundry, reading, going to the gym, walking, an occasional date, etc. Don’t get
me wrong, I still enjoy Okinawa and my job, just without the compulsion to travel
or blog every weekend. So please forgive
me whilst I catch up on lost time. There
was the holiday season which flew by. Thanksgiving was a rainy
chilly day when
I went to a glass factory and then came home to a crockpot turkey and veg meal
with my friend Laura. Christmas was nice,
except that most of the presents I was expecting arrived in the weeks afterward.
There was my Clamshell Chanukiah which I later realized was probably not the kosher
thing to do. New year came and went and then FSU won the National Championship,
which was the highlight of my winter. Finally
received my victory sweatshirt 
at the end of February. Coldish, windy and rainy
is how I describe Okinawa winter. Of course the windy part is pretty much all
the time, but now it is finally Spring.
The cherry blossoms are out, all the flora is starting to bloom and the
island is waking up from its wintry nap. As I look out from my balcony at an
almost glassy sea and bright sunlight I realize just how fortunate I am and how
much I need to take advantage of the time and opportunity given to me. I will try and blog a little more often since
there is so much here to see and do. Now
that spring is here and summer is around the corner, I kind of feel myself
coming back to life, much like the 
island, from my winter nap. These few pics will not fully sum up the past
5 months but may in some way put into perspective how nice Okinawa really is. Maybe my next entry will actually be interesting to read!
chilly day when
I went to a glass factory and then came home to a crockpot turkey and veg meal
with my friend Laura. Christmas was nice,
except that most of the presents I was expecting arrived in the weeks afterward.
There was my Clamshell Chanukiah which I later realized was probably not the kosher
thing to do. New year came and went and then FSU won the National Championship,
which was the highlight of my winter. Finally
received my victory sweatshirt at the end of February. Coldish, windy and rainy
is how I describe Okinawa winter. Of course the windy part is pretty much all
the time, but now it is finally Spring.
The cherry blossoms are out, all the flora is starting to bloom and the
island is waking up from its wintry nap. As I look out from my balcony at an
almost glassy sea and bright sunlight I realize just how fortunate I am and how
much I need to take advantage of the time and opportunity given to me. I will try and blog a little more often since
there is so much here to see and do. Now
that spring is here and summer is around the corner, I kind of feel myself
coming back to life, much like the island, from my winter nap. These few pics will not fully sum up the past
5 months but may in some way put into perspective how nice Okinawa really is. Maybe my next entry will actually be interesting to read!
