The Gorgeous Beaches!

Ahhhhhh the beaches of Okinawa are amazing. Brilliant blue waters, bright blue skies with fluffy white clouds, palm trees everywhere, and WHITE sand! It's just pure beauty! You may think I am used to such gorgeous beaches living in San Diego all my life, but it's just not the same. As much as I adore my home sweet home, the water is grayish, the sand is dark brown, and the skies are usually either overcast or plagued with smog...thanks to the big city areas :( so Okinawa truly is a TREAT! Jason says the beaches here are a "calm and refreshing escape" and I couldn't agree more!

I hope you enjoy the photos of Araha Beach and Sunset Beach! Sunset Beach is by FAR our favorite of the two, but the huge pirate ship at Araha is really neat :) I can't wait to visit some of the beaches that are known for being Okinawa's best and MOST beautiful! I can't even imagine <3


Araha Beach





Sunset Beach <3

Camp Foster

Camp Foster is our base, located in Ginowan City of Okinawa. The Camp has guided tours off base (we hope to take some soon), a large Exchange with an adjacent food court, a bowling alley, a skate park, olympic-sized pool with water slide, a performing arts center, movie theater, library, commissary, The spOt Hangout, even a Macaroni Grill Restaurant resting high up on the hill nearby the Inn. The base has three schools: Zukeran and Killin Elementary schools, and Kubasaki High School. The camp also has miles and miles of housing units, and is where we will be living for three years :o)

Pics: My favorite is the beautiful pink hibiscus. They are all over the base <3 In the second photo, see if you can spot two of the horrible flying beetles we have around here. They are absolutely everywhere!

The Inn

Our sponsor took us to the Inn on base as soon as we landed in Okinawa.

The Inn had 1 queen-sized bed, a little kitchenette, a desktop computer with very slow internet (hence why I have to do all my blogging now hehe) a nice little bathroom and a great shower! Plus can't forget the decent view and garden out front (picture of us below is in the garden) <3 Hint for anyone thinking of coming to Japan someday: The sides of bathtubs here in Japan are much higher than back home though, you have to be careful because it's very easy to trip when getting or out hehe!

Anyway...pics!