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Thank you very much!

This one is in Ginowan, Okinawa

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@Livingwithken I saw your last name was different in the description. But I thought you may have that Asian contestant Kenny Huang from Survivor Gabon that was 16 years ago but he's well remembered.

😂😂😂😂😂 I’ve done that for other people’s videos 😅 guilty

Haha! Snakes on the island! (Snakes on the plane sequel)

Glad these videos can still provide value! Thank you for watching! Hopefully some things are not outdated.

@@kel2700 I’ve stepped away from TH-cam to do something else but still actively creating content just not on this channel. I’ll do an update video one of these days. Thank you for checking in! Much love

Acquiring a working, visa can be difficult and the process is much like the states. Either through a highly skilled profession or being sponsored by a company.

@@Livingwithken Yes. It is an uphill process. I have a BS in Business, but not a teaching license.

@@YuuY-pz7px thank you for watching the video. End of October is still okay to swim! You can actually swim year round and doesn’t get freezing cold during winter. It’s definitely bearable. Although summers are significantly warmer.

@@Livingwithken last time I went to Okinawa and Tokashiki in May 2015, and sea water was a bit cold ahahaha. Around noon or afternoon time, it’s warm enough for me to swim. 😅😅

@@YuuY-pz7px yeah, I mean I do cold plunges so anything above 55F or 12C is warm to me haha 🤣

@@Livingwithken btw, May I also ask there are no sharks near the coastal line of Okinawa right? And why are there so many sharks in the sea around America. A lot of news recently reported about the shark attack in America, terrible. 🙏

@@YuuY-pz7px there are sharks near the cliffs in Okinawa depending on the times. But usually when the Mahi Mahi season is at its peak since they eat them right off your line. But other than that there hasn’t been any reports of attacks especially because the beaches are protected by coral. So it’s rare for them to come along the beach side. But there are areas on the island that the corals don’t protect it. Still not many to consider dangerous. There are more people in the states that swim in the oceans and plus sharks are curious animals and if they feel threatened they will attack. Wrong place wrong time is mostly the case.

Not too sure. I was also surprised how well it came out lol 😂

Hahaha so true! I left that for a surprise 😂 until they arrive

From Vancouver it will be from YVR to Narita Airport and from there you will have to fly to Ishigaki island, and from there you will fly or take a boat to Yonaguni. You can also fly to Okinawa main island to Naha city then go to Yonaguni by air as well.

(26.5531240, 128.0373840) here is the Longitude and latitude

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Jesus used to be a professional golfer too 😉

It what Hawaii used to be in my opinion before it became expensive and overly touristy

You’re very welcome! That sounds like an awesome adventure! I wish I was that brave to do that hahaha 😂

@@Livingwithken. Ha! I would love for people to think that I’m brave, etc but the truth is that Japan is the safest place to travel solo and without reservations. Of course it helps if you’re a guy who’s willing to sleep in the car if there’s no hotel & willing to get dinner from a Lawsons! 😅

@@Livingwithken I just thought of a question: I plan to use Google Maps & maybe Apple Maps. Are there other apps you think would be useful for traveling solo in Okinawa?

That’s crazy! Flooded! Must have been the rainy season.

Thank you so much! Will improve as I go along!

You can reunite with Okinawa anytime! We are still here waiting for your return one day.

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Still here but this channel is currently finished indefinitely until further notice. I’m working on another project!

@@Livingwithken well I hope you're doing good and improving your life moving beyond youtube could be a good thing

@@Livingwithken do you have a instagram?

Do you have SOFA status? Or do you have work visa or residency?

Thank you so much for watching! And yes I still have them in my closet haha

Haha 😂 some would also say being in Okinawa is spoiling them lol

Who do you think is putting a lot of money in to the Okinawa economy? Hint the military.

Crazy to say that after the US military caused the most traumatic devastation to the Ryukyus since ever during WWII

Still tons left lol

Thank you for watching the video! So I’m my own personal opinion, I think it would be great to move to Okinawa if having western friends as your main goal. Although Shizuoka has some bases as well. But of course for summer like weather all year round like SolCal then I would say Okinawa for sure. The downside that I didn’t mention in the video about Okinawa is actually buying a house there is significantly expensive unless you want either an empty land or you want a old fixer upper with no ocean view. But it would depend on your budget. But all in all I did find that I felt more like I was back home in Canada, living in Okinawa because of the mix of people their. But for myself I moved from Okinawa to mainland because I wanted to immerse myself in the culture more so I’m going in the opposite direction from you lol. I hope I helped a little bit in your decision making, if you have any other questions feel free to reply here.

For what it’s worth… I’m a longtime Japan resident from the US. I’m also considering moving to Okinawa. Like you, I’m damn old, or at least getting there😅 Also, my spouse is Japanese. She’s been to Okinawa and I’ve been researching it. If you actually need to work, considering your skills, your best bet may be self-employment, with a native speaker handling the phone, paperwork, customer relations, etc. Even then, it may be slow going. I don’t know anything about the availability of jobs on military bases. As for not having friends that you can have a proper conversation with, I feel your pain. But I gather that most of the Americans you’re likely to meet will be considerably younger and only temporary residents. Long time expats are also likely ex-military, and few and far between. If you don’t drive, public transport is mainly by bus. That’s something to consider if you increasingly need to visit medical facilities. If you have kids or extended family, that’s a whole other set of considerations. For me, living in Japan has been an exercise in lowering expectations. Simply as a consumer, it has a lot of advantages because of the work ethic and customer service. If that’s not enough, but you’re not in a position to leave, then it can be useful to focus on something else you like about the place, like the weather, or something you enjoy, like a hobby that doesn’t require other people. Again, I haven’t spent any time on Okinawa. Culturally, it’s sort of a subset of Japan. But I have no reason to suspect that in most ways living there as an expat-and an expat who clearly doesn’t look Japanese-would be essentially all that different from living elsewhere in Japan. Your mileage may vary. Best of luck.

Don’t count your partner now 😂 joking 🙃 but yeah it really more focused on the places around the bases and nightclub areas.

Time to visit!

@@Livingwithken Definitely! 👍

I saw your live stream and it seems like there is some interference with radio waves/Bluetooth. I’m on a island and had 3-4 bars of network on 4G in a remote area and there was only one business and about 8 cars in the parking lot with people about 50m away from me. I heard it’s very difficult at times especially if you have a lot of radio towers or city like places when everyone is using some type of Bluetooth or radio wave devices.

Time to make a trip back!

That’s how I described it to everyone before as well but also it’s like Hawaii back in the 90’s lol

both are tropical tourist destinations for their countries, and both were independent kingdom islands that were colonized!

They say OKINAWA is like how OAHU was in the 50's ...as in less concrete more nature...

You’re very welcome!

It’s a beautiful choice!

You’re very welcome

Thank you for watching! But overall Okinawa is great!

@@Livingwithken agreed !!

No problem and you’re very welcome!

That’s very true! And Okinawa for me is like the 90’s Hawaii lol less people and seems like it’s still catching up on todays era lol but in a good way