We were assigned housing on Camp Courtney, the base with family housing that is closest to Matt's work on Camp Schwab (still an hour commute away). As our first experience with on-base housing it was wonderful. Camp Courtney is a small base with the basics: a grocery store, library, gym, and movie theater. It even has its own beach, but Matt and I only utilized this amenity a few times due to our fair skin.
On-base in Okinawa feels like a very drab version of America. We have wide fields of grass (while off-base there would just be another building instead), but all of the offices and houses are the same style and color. The concrete tower where we lived is not beautiful architecture, but it withstood all of the Okinawa weather including typhoons and earthquakes. I also appreciate the tower because we became such good friends with our neighbors! We were even able to visit each other during typhoons thanks to the interior hallways.
I did my best to decorate in the absence of a Target, concrete walls, and limited supply of our own possessions due to weight restrictions. The result was hand-made art and furniture pieces purchased from other families leaving the island. It felt like home to us!
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