Welcome to Goya Republic

Goya republic is what we like to call a whole new latitude. But it’s also a very real place where the people are friendly and the weather is warm. Its family and friends and the good sense to step away from the hustle and bustle to take a closer look at life in the slow lane. It’s a lazy day under a palm tree with a hammock waiting to be slung. It’s a cool sea breeze and an ice cold drink on a hot summer’s day.

It’s a place where the children play carefree and people live productive lives to a ripe old age. Family is paramount in all major decisions and even when people disagree, they still respect the other’s right to an opinion. It’s about meeting your responsibilities but not killing yourself to get to where you want to be in life. Goya Republic is about taking the time to smell the roses and enjoying life’s simpler pleasures.

It’s a subtropical island paradise in the far west Pacific and home to some of the most beautiful ocean and beaches in the world. If you’re in to water sports or a scuba diver it’s a dream come true. The temperate climate here allows for a long growing season and an active outdoor lifestyle year round. It gets hot in the summertime “stupid hot” as one gentleman I recently met so eloquently put it. That means afternoons are a good time for a nap. Not to worry, there’s usually a nice sea breeze to cool you off.

That’s the reality of Goya Republic. Down in the lower latitudes, life is so much more fun. People here seem to take things in stride and are less likely to get upset over what, more often than not, was usually nothing to worry about in the first place. It's about trusting your self and your friends to do the right thing and even when they don’t, trusting that there was a good reason for it. It’s about forgiveness. It’s about patience and long suffering but having the good grace to take it all in stride and still smile about it all when it’s all said and done.

Goya Republic is about dreaming the day away and at the same time still dreaming of the future. It’s about using your head, thinking outside the box and going for the gold. It’s about loving life, taking a load off and having fun. Where in the heck is Goya Republic you ask? As a real place, it’s where I live, Okinawa, Japan but as a concept, it’s anywhere you want it to be. Life is too short, isn’t time you had a latitude adjustment.

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