Our weekends as kenpi students [Nishi Naomi Melissa]

1. How I spend my days off in Okinawa
Going to see traditional Ryukyu/Okinawa performing arts, exploring museums, and participating in events like haarii and tug-of-war has been educational and rewarding. But simply walking around local towns has also rewarded me to observe and learn how local people promote their corner of Okinawa. Just by walking around, I was able to discover charming places like a café that uses karaki (Okinawan cinnamon) in their cinnamon rolls and tea, and a local andagii specialty shop that has different daily flavors. I even went to see the Koushien Champions (Shougaku High School) play against the U18 WBSC Japan team and got to experience the dynamic and passionate crowd that’s unique to Okinawa.

2.My favorite places in Okinawa / Places I recommend in Okinawa
When you're out and about and get hungry, but not sure where to eat, go to a shokudou. Any shokudou will do, but there absolutely must have 2 things: a vending machine where you order, and most importantly the food must be cooked by obaas. Extra points if they have ingredients lying around! The prices are reasonable, the portions are generous, and it's always delicious. Other obaa-less restaurants are fine, but they can't beat the food cooked by obaas. When I told my sensei about this discovery, he replied as if it were common knowledge, "It’s delicious because the obaas put their tiidanda into the food." Of course, silly me.

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Our weekends as kenpi students [Nishi Naomi Melissa]

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