Howie Hayman

A story about an international couple raising and home educating three young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages are about pretty much anything and everything all guided by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes, Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our ongoing crazy adventure.

MEET THE FAMILY
About Us
We are the Hayman family....a very different kind of family. Welcome to our story.
RECENT NEWS

We are home now after completing overnight camping trip number 61, which was for an incredible 8 days and 7 nights, our new record. The weather was incredible, albeit pretty cold at night, with temperatures dipping into the forties. The focus of this trip was our comfort. I added a wood frame roof over the buses and installed a 5.8 x 7.8 meter tarp, which is really thick and even typhoon resistant. This worked out really well, except for cutting out a lot of light, requiring us to use lights even to eat breakfast. Our main eating table is outside of the buses though, with the small eating table between the buses only being used at night or when it rains. The cover also enabled us to use our kerosene stove to warm us up. We are hoping to begin construction on our cabin this year.
MOUNTAIN UPDATE

With our new roof (see above post) over the buses, and us much more comfortable now, it was time to make things more convenient for Akiko. This meant a functioning kitchen. I used a bunch of old wood from other projects for the wood frame over the buses, and used everything else to build small but useful kitchen shelves and a work area. The BBQ is set up next to the kitchen. A bit more time was also spent on the truck turnaround. We also worked together to weed the farm and prepare for bringing banana trees up to the mountain.
AGROFOREST

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Location
The location of our agroforest on Tanegashima Island, Japan.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Progress
Our progress from the beginning to the present in reverse chronological order.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Mission
Our progress from the beginning to the present in reverse chronological order.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest History
We had no idea of the deep history connected to our land.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Challenges
A few of the many challenges involved with an agroforestry project.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Camping
A tentative look at potential future campsites and hiking trails.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Farming
An updated list of the food we are growing up in our agroforest.

AGROFOREST
Agroforest Definition
An overview of the concept of Agroforestry.
STORY
STORY
The Birth of Our Youngest Son
A look back in time to the birth of our youngest son who is now 3 years old.
STORY
The Birth of Our Middle Son
A look back in time to the birth of our middle son who is now 7 years old.
MEMORIES

NOVEMBER 2016
Thanksgiving on the Island
Thanksgiving, a rocket launch, and some really cute pictures of the kids.

OCTOBER 2016
Enjoying Beach Camping
Camping at the beach, going bananas, and crazy Halloween fun.

SEPTEMBER 2016
Full Moon Festival
The Full Moon Music Festival, crazy clouds over our neighbor island, and mountain bike riding.

AUGUST 2016
Catching Some Waves
Family visits, surfing for the first time EVER, and a torn bicep.
ONLINE PROJECTS
My Work

The following pages are to my other online projects.
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If you would like to comment, please post or message me at my Facebook account. Thanks.

FUN EASY ENGLISH
My English Learning Website
Learn English pronunciation, conversation, grammar, reductions, and much more....for free.

TANEGASHIMA JAPAN
Our Beautiful Island
Come and visit the small and beautiful island that we call home.

MAGESHIMA JAPAN
The Destruction of an Island
An ongoing account of the destruction and conversion of our neighbor island to a U.S. military base.

JAPANESE HIRAGANA KATAKANA KANJI
My Japanese Learning Website
Learn to read and write Japanese hiragana, katakana and kanji along with lots of vocabulary.

LAEL HAYMAN
Lael Hayman
The blog for our middle son who is now 7 years old and totally into bass, electric, and classical guitar.

ETHAN HAYMAN
Ethan Hayman
The blog for our youngest son who is now 3 years old and becoming a lego master builder.

SHAI HAYMAN
Shai Hayman
The blog for our oldest son who is now 14 years old and is now a photographer and videographer.

HAYMAN AGROFOREST
Our Official Agroforest Page
Our new agroforest page....a work in progress soon to include detailed information and crowd funding.
FREEDOM EXPLORE ENJOY LEARNING
Our Group Learning Space
Freedom Explore Enjoy Learning (FEEL) is a place where kids and young adults can get together. If you're learning at home or in school, and are looking for a place to be creative and share ideas with friends who have the same interests, then please join us on Discord. Everybody is welcome. We look forward to meeting you.
THOUGHTS

THOUGHTS - America
Free Speech
A few thoughts about free speech, the constitution, and the rights of private social media companies.

THOUGHTS - America
Over Regulated
The following are a few rules and regulations put in place to "protect us" from ourselves.

THOUGHTS - Education
NY Home Education
The incredibly strict and insane home education requirements of New York State.
THOUGHTS - Health
Strength
My strength training workout.
THOUGHTS - Health
Yoga
My yoga workout.

TRENDING

THOUGHTS - America
Mass Shootings
The appalling number of mass shootings in the United States.

THOUGHTS - America
Ban Guns
The possession of guns should be illegal in the United States.

THOUGHTS - America
National Rifle Association
Groups like the NRA, who promote gun ownership, are taking humanity in the wrong direction.

THOUGHTS - Education
Home Education
Why schools are not working and home education is the best option for your kids.
JAPAN
More Thoughts

These pages discuss issues we are dealing with while living on a small island in Japan.

Japan
Noise Pollution
騒音公害
Nakatane Town abuse, misuse, and overuse of the Disaster Prevention Radio System.
中種子町 防災行政無線の悪用・誤用・過剰使用について。

Japan
Air Pollution
大気汚染
Nakatane Town air pollution from trash burning with no enforcement of regulations.
中種子町の規制のないままのゴミ焼却による大気汚染。

Japan
Beach Trash
海岸汚染
Nakatane Town beach pollution garbage and debris with no trash removal plans.
ゴミ撤去計画のない中種子町の海岸ゴミ。

Japan
Feral Cats
野良猫
Nakatane Town feral cat problem with no population control programs plans policies measures.
個体数抑制計画がない中種子町の野良猫問題。