Joe Drake
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Hello everyone,
My name is Joe, I first came to Okinawa in August of 1998 as a Marine stationed at Camp Hansen, I stayed there for 3 years leaving in September of 2001, just to find myself back here and stationed at MCAS Futenma in June of 2002. I stayed that time until August of 2008... The Stateside Marine Corps didn't agree with me so in October of 2009 I got out. I ended up going to WyoTech in PA for a year and got an Associates in Business Management & Automotive Technology. After graduation I took a job as a Logistics Supervisor for Honeywell (Ended up KBR) and spent 8 years doing that until this past September. After 8 years in the same job I just quit and came home to be with my family. I'm married to an Okinawan Girl and we have 2 teenage daughters. Both girls attend schools in Naha.
I am finding the job market here in Okinawa kinda hard to penetrate at the moment, being jobless for almost 3 months is starting to wear on me. Despite being here so many years and being married to a local and having two half kids, I have never learned much Japanese, but I love this place and will keep on fighting.
I really like the idea of this forum, it has a more personal feel than a Facebook or Instagram page.
Thanks for reading, I'm sure I'll be active here, my family is normally out doing something all the time so I will have plenty of photos and stories to share. I look forward to interacting with the community.
My name is Joe, I first came to Okinawa in August of 1998 as a Marine stationed at Camp Hansen, I stayed there for 3 years leaving in September of 2001, just to find myself back here and stationed at MCAS Futenma in June of 2002. I stayed that time until August of 2008... The Stateside Marine Corps didn't agree with me so in October of 2009 I got out. I ended up going to WyoTech in PA for a year and got an Associates in Business Management & Automotive Technology. After graduation I took a job as a Logistics Supervisor for Honeywell (Ended up KBR) and spent 8 years doing that until this past September. After 8 years in the same job I just quit and came home to be with my family. I'm married to an Okinawan Girl and we have 2 teenage daughters. Both girls attend schools in Naha.
I am finding the job market here in Okinawa kinda hard to penetrate at the moment, being jobless for almost 3 months is starting to wear on me. Despite being here so many years and being married to a local and having two half kids, I have never learned much Japanese, but I love this place and will keep on fighting.
I really like the idea of this forum, it has a more personal feel than a Facebook or Instagram page.
Thanks for reading, I'm sure I'll be active here, my family is normally out doing something all the time so I will have plenty of photos and stories to share. I look forward to interacting with the community.
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