Never consider being with the one you love a waste of time. You know that you WILL be doing what you are planning to do. You are still very young and you are in Japan!! For me, you are having your cake and eating it too. I say this but I do know how you are feeling and it is only natural to lose your patience, but its for a good thing

Good luck with your meeting today!!

I LOVE seeing young ladies with goals who are driven to accomplish them! You remind me of me when I was your age. I could see a plan and knew I had it in me to achieve it. Now. RIGHT now. ALL of it! haha!

You are SO on the right track.

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I agree with the others. See what you can do on Base anything and everything. Get out and meet people and do not worry about others but do what is best for you, your hubby, and your munchkins. Also see if you can learn any alternative medicine while there an opportunity you might not have in the states.

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Thank you Jan896

I understand how you feel, sometimes I wonder how my life would be like If things were even a little bit different.
I see my friends passing me by and it hurts because once upon a time i was "better", had better grades, more extra curricular activities and even more life experience thanks to all the traveling I made since I am a little girl.

My family is a very competitive one and they wanna be the best in everything all my siblings have more than one master and I feel like I have nothing.

I miss my friends and family but I would miss my husband a lot more.
The truth is that besides all the things that could have been better I am happy.

I could be happier but without hubby all those other things wouldn't matter I wouldn't be happy at all.
He and my chis are my family and our wellbeing is my priority.

I hope you find something that interest you. Make the most out of living in Japan that's a wonderful thing, very few people get to experience that.

Best of luck,
Mayra xoxo


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I don't know what the military is like these days, but when my hubby was in, getting a job on base wasn't all that easy. A lot of those jobs actually went to local nationals! When I was in Germany, I was very young! I am not a professional, but I absolutely got absorbed into the culture - I learned the language and as much as I could about their customs. Our daughter was born in Ludwigsburg.

You know, just a thought - if you are planning on having children, this might be a good time! The baby would be about two years old when you rotate back stateside, you will have had your first child while still young and you still have time for more children! I realize that today, young people like to establish their careers first, but look down the road. You really don't want to have children in your forties, if you can help it. (key phrase here is "if you can help it. example: my youngest DIL is 42 and they don't have any children! They didn't wait, it just never happened)

Then your child is going to college when you are in your sixties! What about grandchildren? If your children wait until they are older to have kids, you won't enjoy your grandchildren.

I know you want to secure your career, and I respect that, but it gives a little food for thought.

When I was young, I never thought about what was going to happen when I got older. I am very grateful for having my 3 children. It is so nice to hve them come to Sunday dinner and play with the kids! I wouldn't miss it for anything!

I understand it is a difficult time for you. I am sure you will figure it out. Come January, everything will be different. Holidays will be behind you!

Have a wonderful holiday! Enjoy all the celebrations! I understand from my DIL that New Years is very, very big there!

Get out there and volunteer in the field of your interest. Believe me that hands on experience is very important, it will make you good at your job. You will be ahead of your graduating class in the end. You are already ahead of your friend by experiencing life in a foreign country. Stop worrying and enjoy the ride.