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Chrissy Works to Produce
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA I often meet people on Okinawa who are trained to do one thing, but due to lack of jobs, have chosen to work in a different field here. It’s refreshing to hear from...
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Julie Works to Teach our Kids
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA As far as I’m concerned, the most important people in our society (and somehow the most underpaid – sigh!) are teachers. Our kids spend more hours a day with their...
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Working On Base
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE On base jobs SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: I am new to the island. I have an education and viable skills. I am looking for employment while living on Okinawa, but am lost about where...
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Newlywed PCS, Part 8: The Job Hunt
For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie’s descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of settling in can help you with a few of the “unknowns.” To read more of...
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Volunteering for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
CONTRIBUTED BY KARA PIERACCINI When I moved to Okinawa, I had grand ideas of getting a job. Seven months, a handful of interviews, and no luck later, I was ready for just about anything to have some...
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Employment Resources: Marine and Family Programs
CONTRIBUTED BY KATIE GARTNER/ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM LORI CLEYMANS Like many of you reading this, I attended the Newcomers’ Orientation Welcome Aboard (NOWA) brief in a hazy state of mind brought on...
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