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This is 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.
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Thoughts
These posts were inspired by the 2016
presidential election and the turmoil which Donald Trump created during his four
years as president of the United States of America....what used to be a great
country. I am miles away from America (now residing in Japan) and continue to
watch American society degrade further into a violent, paranoid, and
materialistic culture. Now with the 2020 election finished, and Trump officially
out as president, I was going to delete these posts. Then I decided it
was important for my sons to know what their family stands for and what pushed
us to make the choice to permanently live in Japan. |
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 My Thoughts
Circa 2016
When I began making this site, I really had no idea which
direction it would take. The last few years saw me and my family change
residences four times, including three international moves. Quite a lot for a
non-military family. Anyway, each move involved taking chances, making changes,
and trying to be happy. Those ten years were trying times for my family to say
the least. We made changes that most people would not have even thought were
possible but somehow we pulled it off and are finally stable, living on a small
island in Japan. During those years, I watched American society degrade and
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Bit of Personal History
The year was 2016 and I was sitting with my wife and
two sons watching the presidential election results
come in from our small rental house on a small
island in Japan. We watched online and stared at the
computer screen in disbelief as Trump pulled off an
upset win and became the 45th president of the
United States of America. Who would have thought? We
were in the process of selling my condo in
California and purchasing a property up in the San
Diego county mountains....all being negotiated
online. We had no choice since the owner of the
rental home had plans to use the house again. Rather
than wait to get kicked out, we took matters into
our own hands and made the decision to move back to
America. This plan became clouded thanks to the
election of Trump but the wheels of relocation were
already in motion.
I was distraught and spent hours online over the span of a few weeks writing
about Trump in the hopes some of my efforts would result in changes and things
would improve before we returned to California. Nothing changed and after only
six months, we sold the mountain property and returned to our small little
island in Japan. |
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 American
President
Lewis Rothschild:
People want leadership, and in the absence of genuine
leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the
microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it
they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when
they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
Andrew Shepard: We've had
Presidents who were beloved who couldn't find a coherent
sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink
the sand 'cause they're thirsty. They drink the sand 'cause
they don't know the difference. (Trump supporters)
Andrew Shepard and Lewis
Rothschild
The American President |
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