Home Sweet Okinawa Home...

I think we've finally reached the point where our house and our neighborhood are feeling more like "home". Of course, it's not the good old USA, but we now know our way around the general area without having to carefully study those helpful phone book maps while driving ;) And although I still have a little bit more decorating to do, I think the house is looking pretty good. We were lucky to find a house that was very American-ish, aside from the fact that we don't really have a "dining room" area. Yeah, we could have squeezed our table behind the couch, but it would have been too cramped. So we ordered a couple of nice bar stools online and have been using those for seats next to the breakfast bar and it works great for us! Schan and I are both glad that we decided not to live in on-base housing. While some are nice, it's just not that same feeling of having your own place. Most on-base housing is set up like duplexes or small apartment complexes and you're very close to your neighbors, so you had better get along! No really, I do think that it's a good choice for people with children because the schools are nearby and it would be easier for school age kids to make friends in their base neighborhood. And those living on base are able to paint their walls... definitely a bonus there, sighhh. Someday I'll finally be able to paint my walls and be able to look at something other than plain white. I don't think we'll regret our decision though. We are experiencing more of Okinawa's culture by living right in the middle of it!

Here are some updated pictures of our house and my car...