The Sounds of Okinawa

Yesterday evening we kept hearing this sound coming from outside and we were trying to figure out what it was and where it was coming from.  Finally, Arielle noticed this couple playing across the street.  We don’t know how long they had been out practicing when we noticed, but they played easily for well over an hour.

Since, we had just got supper ready we decided to take advantage of free live entertainment and sat outside to enjoy both the weather and the music.  Its not every day you get good free live entertainment from your balcony.  They play straight through while we ate.  After we were done eating I stayed outside a little longer while they played while Arielle started back up on her craft project that was calling her name.

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All Clear

We just wanted to let everyone know that it is a beautiful partly cloudy blue sky day with a slight breeze and 75 degrees.  Although no church today, due to the typhoon and possible clean ups that are going on around the island.

The typhoon is now only a tropical storm that is well north of Okinawa.  Needless to say it was an exciting night.  We lost power multiple times through the evening and had both the building shake through most of the evening and the front door both sound and look like it was going to blow in.

As for damage it looks fairly minimum around our area. 

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Typhoon Songda

Just thought I’ve give a quick update, as you can see from the picture to the left Typhoon Songda is closing in on Okinawa and we are currently at TCCOR 1C.

“TCCOR 1 Caution: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are anticipated within 12 hours. Actual winds are 34-49 knots.”

1 Knot = 1.15077945 mph

  However, with the last weather update it is only a category 2 typhoon.  Which means I’ve had worst normal thunderstorms in NE.  Yes there will be wind, currently aprox. 44 mph, and rain, predicted 10ins over the course of the weekend, but nothing both we and Okinawa cannot handle.  I will post another update in the morning when we get up letting everyone know everything is ok.

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Mission Complete – Dollhouse

Last week we finished watching the TV series Dollhouse.  “The show revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments (known as "Dollhouses") across the globe which program individuals referred to as Actives (or Dolls) with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes. The series primarily follows the Active known as Echo, played by Eliza Dushku (who also served as producer), on her journey towards self-awareness.” (Wikipedia)

The show was really good and it is sad it only lasted two seasons. 

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And now from something completely different…

Pictured above would be as best as I can describe it, beer infused with chocolate.  We saw it in the grocery store a few weeks back and I decided it might be something different to try.  Plus, it is from Sapporo and Sapporo is awesome!

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