by Melissa Akins | Jul 4, 2024 | Activities in Okinawa, Air Force, Family Fun, Marine Corps
Thrift Shopping is definitely a passion of mine. While having four kids, the ability to go to the marine thrift shop and off base thrift stores has helped me tremendously save on items for my constantly growing children and family. The two main thrift stores on island...
by Melissa Akins | Jul 2, 2024 | Moving to Okinawa, Working in Okinawa
You’re about to move overseas and you want to start working on base in Okinawa as soon as you arrive here. This is a daunting experience and one that can often be very confusing for newcomers. Hopefully this guide can help you navigate this new road a little bit...
by Melissa Akins | May 23, 2024 | Moving to Okinawa
The sponsor program in Okinawa is a program designed to give you and your family a go-to person during your transition to the island. Most of the time, sponsors are people who are assigned to do this by their command team. Most of them don’t even take a class or...
by Melissa Akins | Apr 18, 2024 | Moving to Okinawa
The answer to what should be in your OCONUS PCS binder is going to vary from family to family, so I’m going to share what is essential in an OCONUS PCS binder. Keep in mind that this could vary widely based on the different needs and ages of those in your...
by Melissa Akins | Apr 16, 2024 | Moving to Okinawa, Activities in Okinawa, Family Fun, Hiking in Okinawa
What Okinawa Facebook groups should you know while your stationed here? Okinawa runs on Facebook! Each base will have a different page for its residents. Each facility will have a different Facebook page for its facilities and each housing area will have its own as...
