No doubt 2020 is an unusual year. Whatever happened this year felt surreal, and it fast-forwarded to now, Thanksgiving! Despite all the uncertainty, UN and I are extra grateful for the time that we got to explore around this beautiful island, served in church, spent time with friends, and got to know each other more.
Lastly, we want to thank God for everything we’ve gone through this year and past. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Happy New Year everyone! First day of 2020, and we started the day off by checking off our new year resolutions list. Then we had rice cake, soba noodles, and purchased a lucky bag as per Japanese customs. We also visited some magnificent sites here in Okinawa. Our first day of the new year ended with a yakiniku feast at home (huge mistake with filling our entire apartment with smoke, never doing that again!). Overall an extremely fruitful first day of 2020! Wishing everyone a peaceful and joyful 2020, may all your dreams come true, may you accomplish all of your goals for this year! I, too, have made a few lists for me to tackle this year, let’s get it!
After spending months searching for and settling down at a church, we finally found one by the end of 2019! We want to continue going to church and small group regularly.
Read books outside of my preferred genre. In 2020, I would like to step out of my reading comfort zone, and read more books from unfamiliar sections such as history, sci-fi, and self-help. So far my reading list includes: Above East China Sea、The 10x Rule、The Fifth Science.
A totally unplugged trip! Originally our trip to Aso was planned unplugged (minus using navigation), but I failed by clicking open Instagram. Last March my Cuba trip was unplugged and I fell in love with it. I hope to do that again in my next trip!
Try new things every month. For January, UN and I have decided we will not eat out (with the exception of our one weekend in Taiwan and the first day of the year when we ate soba noodle and rice cake). We also are planing to go vegan for a whole month, just haven’t decided which month yet.
Get better at golf! UN said when I can hit consistently beyond 150 m, he will buy me my own set of clubs and a customized golf bag! I am gonna give it my all just for the golf bag! I’m motivated to practice every morning!
祝大家2020新年快樂！新年第一天，和朋友在沖繩動物園熬夜倒數看煙火，動物園裡也有燈光表演，然後早起不浪費新年第一天，把新目標徹底做一次（看書、學日文、練琴…），再來到百貨公司感受一下過年氣氛，遵循日本新年習俗吃年糕、吃麵、拿福袋…。也參觀沖繩南邊幾個美的不像話的沖繩景點，大推薦給來沖繩的觀光客們！回家後還在家吃燒烤（家裡煙霧瀰漫，絕不會有第二次），這決定實在是太搞笑了，我倆像是在仙境裡烤肉般，花了超久時間把家中燒烤味弄掉。但熱血的一月一日讓我們過了非常充實的一天，希望今年天天都能像開頭第一天一樣不浪費時間！2020，希望各位能夢想成真、平安喜樂！當然我不免俗的訂了幾項清單，希望今年能達成。
經過幾個月後，我們終於找到教會。感謝神預備一間離家裡不遠的教會，也謝謝朋友推薦，我們期待在教會更多成長、更多固定聚會、更多服侍。
嘗試自己平時不讀的書，這是我一直想試卻不願意踏出的一項。雖然有一長串想讀的小說，但今年添加幾本和自己興趣不同的書。2020希望自己能突破平時愛讀的書種，多嘗試歷史、科幻、心理勵志類的書籍。目前書單有Above East China Sea、The 10x Rule、The Fifth Science。說不定之後能寫個讀書心得！
來場無網路旅行！原本聖誕節去阿蘇想做斷絕網路的旅行（除了使用導航），但卻敗在我點開Instagram，上傳影片。去年三月時去古巴一場無網路旅行，覺得偶爾這樣生活也不錯。也許下趟旅行能試一下😉！
每個月嘗試不同事物。新年第一個月，我和UN決定不外食（除了回台灣和一月一日吃麵和大福）。近期外食太多才會做這決定，但我也很好奇我們能撐多久！預告一下，今年我們會嘗試全素，但目前尚未決定何月，畢竟我需要研究一下有哪些餐廳提供全素食譜和家中料理食譜！
練好高爾夫球！自從朋友介紹離我們家開車不到10分鐘的高爾夫球場後，我和UN常常有空就去練習。UN說我只要能連續打出100顆150以上的距離，他就幫我買整套球具和訂做屬於我的球袋！為了球袋，我拼了！寫在這裡，好激勵我每天早上要去練球！
This place is so romantic! This place is on the way to Cape Chinen Park, a quick detour will lead you to a breathtaking view of the East side of Okinawa. The ocean is so clear and blue, and the wind and sun makes this place a perfect escape. We sat by the beach and took this all in, throughly enjoying our first day of the year. We think this beach will definitely gain more foot traffic in summer time. Most of the shops around the beach are closed now, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying the view.
這地方實在是太浪漫了！來沖繩玩一定要來這！雖然沖繩到處都有非常藍的海邊，但這裡有美到誇張的大海、風舒服吹著，我們坐在岸邊看這片海景，一月一號過得非常享受。往知念岬公園的路上，由高處看下去一片藍色的海，我們決定轉個彎來這。可能夏天遊客會來這渡假吧，旁邊一排店家因冬天休息，這裡顯得冷清，但完全不打擾我們欣賞美景的心情。雖然一月是沖繩淡季，但我大推薦這時來玩。還邊幾乎無人，天氣涼快約六、七十度，非常涼爽不曬不黏，還有藍天白雲讓你欣賞。各位來沖繩玩吧！
A great place to see sunrise! Okinawa is better experienced when you slow down and just relax. One hour at this park flies by without you realizing, very suitable for lovebirds, and of course, Instagram. Kimochi!
推薦這個看日出的好地方！沖繩真的是需要慢下腳步欣賞的地方，在這沒有華麗建築，只有漂亮海邊和簡單到不行的涼亭，但花一小時坐在這都不覺得浪費。非常適合情侶約會、放空、拍照，真的會讓心情好！
One of Okinawa’s World Heritage sites, regarded as a powerful spiritual site by the locals. It is believed that the goddess Amamikyu who created the Ryukyu islands made landfall here at this site. Therefore it’s considered to be a sacred place. Very different than mainland Japan religious culture. This place embraces nature. The places of worship here are made of huge natural stones and shrouded by trees.
斎場御嶽已列入世界遺產。聽朋友說，體質敏感的人能感受到這裡。依官方解釋，沖繩人所祭拜相信的女神創造琉球，而這裡是他們的聖地，讓他們能祭拜琉球創造者。和日本本島文化大不相同，沒有建築物或神社，一切以大自然為主，高大石頭舖滿樹根共六個點，是當地人祭拜的地方。在這能學習到沖繩歷史和當地人信仰和精神寄託，很多人在新年一月一日來祭拜。第六個點下午四點半會關起來，建議提早到。
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