Camera

Well, I finally got a camera and I have some Internet access. My access won't be really great until they come connect it on the 21st. Until then I am "borrowing" some elses wireless connection. I am going to attempt upload some photos and explain them. They are also posted on facebook.

Things are well now that I have a stable sleep pattern. San Antonio just wasn't a big thrill for me but I think it was cause I needed to get back to Okinawa and start settling in. I shop at the local stores. It is interesting. I don't always know what certain foods are so I buy them, try them and then if I like it I buy it again. I have no idea what cashiers are saying to me other when they say thank you and I say it back and bow. I am going to be taking Japanese classes next month. I have found clothes and shoes I love here. The shoes are my size and not little kids styles. They dress in layers and love the style but I'm just a tad too old for the styles.

There is such emphasis on recycling I feel guilty when I buy things that can't be. I haul my reusable bags every where (they charge for bags). I have to sort all my garbage and they come 2x a week.

The 2 typhoon warnings turned out to be no real big deal. I have had worse on days they didn't have warnings. Go figure. But you have to take it serious because they are so unpredictable. The people on the east coast and south in US know. The weather has just been gorgeous the past couple of days. The evenings are getting cooler. I love to sit on my balcony in the evening. I'll try to get some pics up.

I found my neighbor to the north of me is American. He is a teacher on base. Just barely met him. Hope to get to know he and his girlfriend and have them teach me more about the island. Still looking for an Okinawan guide of some sort.

Last weekend, the Labor Day weekend, it rained all weekend. I did manage to go a ride and went and sat on a beach for couple of hours between rain storms. It was fun watching the little hermit crabs and the huge snails. There are some snails that are apparently deadly so needless to say I just watch. An experienced diver died a dew weeks ago when he stepped on a rock fish. From what I hear, while diving here is some of the best int he world, it has abundant wild life dangers. Speaking of which there are a few on land as well. I took a pic of mean looking banana spider this week. Freaked me out! He just hung in the same place for a couple of days but now is gone. It looked big enough to eat a small bird or for sure one my little house mates, the gecko.

Still am not seeing clients. Waiting for my criminal background and what not to be completed. Hopefully so because I am getting a little discouraged.

On different note, I just finished another Stephen King novel and I have to say I like him again. Under the Dome. Great book. Great message. Apparently he started this story in the 70's but just couldn't pull it off. Well, he sure did now and it is very poignant for times.

Well, that's all for now. I will try to do better at this. (heard that before)