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

(26.5531240, 128.0373840) here is the Longitude and latitude

Celsius

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.

❤

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?

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

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.

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! 👍

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...

It’s a beautiful choice!

Thank you for watching! But overall Okinawa is great!

@@Livingwithken agreed !!

No problem and you’re very welcome!

Let’s go!!! Keep up the good work Demetrius!

Thank you for viewing my channel!

Thank you

Let’s go!! Might take you up on that!

Gosh. My dream. Living in Okinawa… Fellow Canadian here. Know that there’s someone in Calgary who is very very envious of you.

@bethn6613 haha it's nice here my tattoo lady is from Calgary. I have family there. No more -45 C for me I'm from PEI . 27 years in japan was the smartest thing I did and not to many to pick from....