Mia S...
Kadena Elementary School
For a year and a half, I lived in North Carolina, Camp Lejeune, since I was born. I have no memory of it but my parents tell me about it. My dad is a marine. My mom told me that we went to Okinawa in December. I spent my Christmas in a hotel. When I finished preschool, I started this school. After hearing every year that a lot of the students came from the US and they were new to Okinawa it makes me wonder how it’s like to live somewhere else but it makes me feel very lucky that I get to stay for at least 15 years and others have to move about 2-5 years. In 2022 my dad retired from the marine corps. I was proud but I didn't want to move. I didn't want to go off the island if my dad didn't find a job on Okinawa. My dad officially found a job.