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Week 5

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Holy moly! Can you believe I've been here for 5 weeks?!? I really like living here. You can't really beat the weather and the scenes are just beautiful. I miss some of the luxuries of home but those thoughts are usually drowned out by a beautiful sunset or some awesome Indian food (who would have thought?) Basically every time I explore I find a new beach prettier than the last.  No, this isn't Indian, it's Okinawan Soba (buckwheat noodles in yummy broth) and it's delicious. On another note, I used my first "squatty potty" today. Slightly challenging but not horrific I must say.  Hopefully I'll post more but I'm not making any promises.  Off to bed!  Cheers!

First 10 Days

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Hi there. These first 10 days have been a strange combination of calm and chaotic. I'm thankful that the Navy has given me copious amounts of time to get my life together here on the island. In my free time I bought a car. Meet Amelia. She's very light pink.  And I've been hanging out with the other 5 new nurses. But most of all, I've been enjoying the wonderful sites. The sunset from the stairway to my apartment. The building on the left is the hospital. 150 yard commute to work, can't complain! A beautiful Sunday along the sea wall. Cheers!

Konichiwa

Hi there! As you may have assumed, I made it all the way to Okinawa! The trip was horrible. Not to complain, but a plane of about 20 crying babies for 36 hours...ugh. Stay tuned for a "What to expect on an AMC flight" post. Anyways. Time for the good stuff. I got in on Friday night and my awesome sponsor picked me up from the airport and took me to Chile's. Yes, Chile's was my first meal in Japan. But believe me, anything besides airplane food or a Kind Bar was a great change of pace. She then dropped me off at my new apartment on base. I walked in my room and took a long awaited shower. I then realized that I didn't have a towel so I walked around to air dry a little and went to bed wet. After sleeping for 10 hours, I woke up feeling refreshed and surprisingly not jet-lagged. Sid took me to the Japanese phone store (I'm loving my iPhone 6s!), the BX (like a Walmart on a military base), the grocery store on base and the internet store to get internet f

What I'm expecting to miss about America.

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So, if you haven't already heard, in about 16 hours, I'll be hopping on a plane headed to Okinawa, Japan. How am I feeling about that you ask? Oh don't even get me started. Excited, terrified, ready, not ready and in denial all come to mind. I'm preparing to fully embrace my new surroundings but I have a feeling that there will be some things that I'm going to miss. 1. Trader Joe's and Costco You all know I'm a foodie so this shouldn't surprise you. I know that there will be many new culinary experiences but I think I'm going to miss things like dried mango, almond butter and Costco pumpkin pie. (Seth, that last one is for you) 2. American Shopping Malls Another no brainer. I love to shop. Yes, I know that I can order things online, but that just doesn't replace going into J.Crew and touching every item in the store. 3. Speaking the local language  I'm really excited to experience a new culture and language but I'm also awa