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Star-shaped sand of okinawa

Disha Singh @ThatDisha (4010) • India 4 Jul 21

Do you know about the star shaped sand of Okinawa, a place in japan there a few beaches have actual star shaped sand particles which are actually the remains of a microscopic unicellular protists called Foraminifera carcasses that...

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A to Z Challenge: The Letter O

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 22 Sep 17

I came across this challenge that we used to do on another web site and thought I would share it with you. Starting with any letter that you want, the challenge is to write ten things that you have done or seen that starts with...

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Would You Believe lt? Yesterday It Snowed Here.

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 4 Mar 17

The temperature outside, here in central Virginia, was 45 F and it was snowing. It didn’t stick on the ground and it didn’t last long but it was definitely snowing. For me, this proved what I had seen in Okinawa in 1961 or 1962....

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Where Did You Learn To Water Ski?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 18 Jun 16

Do you remember the first time that you attempted to water ski? I have a vivid memory of that myself. I was in the East China Sea off the coast of Okinawa. I had never tried water skiing before then. I have to say, with the...

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April 1st In History

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 31 Mar 16

Tomorrow is April 1st. Some call it April Fool’s Day and many jokes and tricks are often played, so be careful. You never know what someone has in mind for this day. However, there are other historical things that have...

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When I Lived In Okinawa

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 8 Mar 16

It was eighteen months of a completely different way of life. We lived in the village of Kitamae. My oldest son was born there at Camp Kue. My daughter was not quite two years old when he was born. Although we didn’t have a...

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Something About Which Everyone Could Write

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 4 Feb 16

Tell about your first visit to a foreign country, or to another area in your own country. My first visit to another country, was to Okinawa, Japan, in 1962. My husband was in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Kadena Air...

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Why Are We Still Occupying Japan?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 3 Feb 10

65 years ago the U.S Marines landed on the beaches of Okinawa and to this day we still have Marines occupying the island of Okinawa. For anyone who does not know Okinawa is apart of Japan's island chains. A question must be asked,...

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Any other MyLot'ers???

DJfrOKI @DJfrOKI (251) • United States 5 May 08

Are there any other MyLot'ers in Japan like me? If so, where are you located? I'm in awesome Okinawa!

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Kadena High Alumni 88-89

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 15 Aug 07

My husband, Daniel, grew up in Okinawa, Japan and I was just wondering if there were any alumni from this school.

Okinawa! Ever been there?

katke84 @katke84 (21) • United States 10 Jun 07

My husband is military. We just got orders to Okinawa, Japan for this coming January. I'm excited as can be, but also nervous and scared of the culture shock. Has anyone ever been there? Did you enjoy it? Do you have any tips for...

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karate

sreeramm @sreeramm (13) • India 28 Apr 07

friends say how much you know about karate....if you have any doubts in karate you can post ur discussions here...and if you know any thing about karate you can share your knowledge in karate...

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Has anyone here lived in Japan? If so, what did you like or dislike about Nihon?

not4me @not4me (1711) • United States 26 Nov 06

I lived in Okinawa, Japan for 4 years and worked for KDDI as a computer engineer. I LOVED Japan and can't wait to go back someday!

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