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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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 Thanksgiving
November 2016 - This was our third Thanksgiving
on Tanegashima, and this time with a new addition, our baby Lael.
Temperatures cooled off quite a bit but continue to be much warmer than in
previous years.
This month we watched another rocket launch, went to a hometown fair, and spent
some time at the Tanegashima Space Center.
Picture - Us getting
ready to eat the wonderful Thanksgiving meal. |
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 Rocket Launch
November 2, 2016 - Today we went to see another
rocket launch at Hase Park. This was actually the first time for little Lael,
who handled in style....no crying at all, even with all of the noise.
Picture - Us before
the rocket launch.
Picture - Hase Park - Us before the rocket
launch 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Us before the rocket
launch 2.
Picture - Hase Park - Us before the rocket
launch 3.
Picture - Hase Park - Us before the rocket
launch 4.
Picture - Hase Park - Us after the rocket
launch 1.
Picture - Hase Park - Us after the rocket
launch 2.
Picture - Hase Park - Us after the rocket
launch 3.
Picture - Hase Park - Us after the rocket
launch 4. |
 Hometown
Fair
November 3, 2016 - This is an annual event in our
town. Basically everybody shows up for this. Many shows and tons of food. This
year they had this huge tuna used for a weight guessing contest. Shai was one of
the closest and scored a huge bag of fish which we happily ate as sashimi.
Picture - Shai
accepting the bag of fish for his winning guess.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Entry to the
fair.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Picture of the
contest tuna 1.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Picture of the
contest tuna 2.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Shai accepting
the fish prize.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Hanging out
together at the fair 1.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Hanging out
together at the fair 2.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Hanging out
together at the fair 3.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Hanging out
together at the fair 4.
Picture - Minamitane Town - Prize tuna being
served as sashimi. |
Small Party
November 15, 2016 - Tonight we made a party with
only a few of the neighbors, including the cute obaachan, the cute girlfriend,
and the perfect human. lol.
Picture - Home - The cute obaachan and the
girlfriend with little Lael.
Picture - Home - Everybody hanging out
together 1.
Picture - Home - Everybody hanging out
together 2. |
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 Space
Center Picnic
November 16, 2016 - Today was another incredibly
gorgeous day on the island. We decided to go to the Tanegashima Space Center for
a nice picnic. Lael played with the grass and Me and Akiko played football,
frisbee, and soccer with Shai.
Picture - Lael
touching grass for the first time at Tanegashima Space Center.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Hanging
out together 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Hanging
out together 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Lael
playing in the grass 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Lael
playing in the grass 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Lael
playing in the grass 3.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Lael
playing in the grass 4.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Lael
and Shai hanging out together.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center - Lael
and Shai hanging out together. |
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 Happy
Thanksgiving
November 23, 2016 - We spent another really nice
Thanksgiving on the island again. This year we got a turkey online, as usual,
along with a couple of nice bottles of wine and some apple non alcohol champagne
for Shai. Akiko went all out and made all the traditional foods and a couple of
pies.
Picture - The
Thanksgiving meal for this year.
Picture - Home - The very expensive and
small turkey.
Picture - Home - Our delicious holiday meal
1.
Picture - Home - Our delicious holiday meal
2.
Picture - Home - A couple of nice bottles of
wine and champagne.
Picture - Home - Us getting ready to eat 1.
Picture - Home - Us getting ready to eat 2. |
Parsley Please
November 24, 2016 - A really cute picture of Lael
holding a piece of parsley.
Picture - Home - Lael holding a piece of
parsley. |
 Best
Pals
November 27, 2016 - Shai and Lael are totally
crazy about each other, not to mention, when they are together, they are totally
crazy. The little guy is already using the phone and a computer. lol.
Picture - Lael and
Shai together.
Picture - Home - Lael in the bed.
Picture - Home - Lael and Shai together. |
 Beach
Baby
November 29, 2016 - We took a walk to the rock
beach, which is only a few minutes from the house. This picture is simply beyond
cute.
Picture - Lael with my
shirt.
Picture - Home - Lael at the beach.
Picture - Home - Us hanging out together. |
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