Okinawa means something special to me. Having a mixed heritage of both China and Japan—being “the special one” in both places—and speaking English, sometimes I feel that Okinawa is another version of me.
I love islands. What fascinates me most is the paradox: people live on land, yet when we think of an island, we always think of the sea. Compared to the land, an island can be seen as the sea; compared to the sea, it can also be seen as land.
Clouds
Palm tree
Sea
Tide
Beach
Seashell
Reef
Coral
Rain
Sunlight
Mayoke (protective charms)
Shisa (guardian lions)
San
Kumogai (cloud-shaped seashell)
Ryukyu clothes
Sanshin
Pineapple salt
Black sugar
Ice cream
Orion
Blue Seal
Military
Spam
Taco rice