 Welcome
We are the Hayman family....a very
different kind of family. This is a story about an international couple, who are
not working in the conventional sense, with kids that are being home educated,
existing mostly free from the constraints of society, and spending 24/7
together, while dealing with climate, cultural, and personal challenges, and all
guided by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes, Being Happy. These
pages are all about our interests, thoughts, and anything else which seems
noteworthy. Thank you very much for joining us on our ongoing adventure.
Learn more about us.
Contact me at
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 We
Moved To Okayama
岡山に引っ越しました
Hey friends. We moved to Okayama Prefecture in Japan. We spent 10 years living
on Tanegashima Island until it was time to move on to a larger house and a place
that more fits this family. More specifically, our new home is located in
Setouchi City which borders Okayama City. This place is adjacent to the Seto
Inland Sea which has beaches offering beautiful views of the islands and great
fishing. The neighborhood we moved to is in the countryside at the base of a
mountain. The neighbors are wonderful and we have made many good friends in our
few months in this house. We want to thank our friends on Tanegashima for all of
the good memories on the island. Hopefully many of you can visit us in Okayama.
Until then.
皆さん、こんにちは。私たちは日本の岡山県に引っ越しました。種子島に10年間住んでいましたが、そろそろもっと広い家、そしてこの家族にぴったりの場所に移る時が来ました。新しい家は岡山市に隣接する瀬戸市にあります。瀬戸内海に面したこの場所は、美しい島々の景色と釣りが楽しめるビーチが点在しています。引っ越した地域は山の麓の田園地帯です。ご近所の方々は素晴らしく、この家に住んで数ヶ月の間にたくさんの良い友達ができました。種子島の友達には、島での素敵な思い出をたくさん作ってくれて感謝しています。皆さんが岡山に遊びに来てくれることを願っています。それではまた。
Note: The information on this page was translated from English to Japanese using
Google Translate.
注: このページの情報は、Google 翻訳を使用して英語から日本語に翻訳されています。 |
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TRENDING |
 Trump....The
New Reality New
Trump and his band of conservative racists are fucking up
the entire world. This could be the coming of a 1984
dystopian future for The World.
Continue reading.... |
 Thoughts
These posts are a collection of um, my thoughts about a few
things.
Continue reading.... |
 Why
Schools Are Not Working
Modern schooling systems around the world often struggle to meet the needs of
today’s learners. Though built with good intentions—universal literacy, civic
preparation, and equal opportunity—many schools still operate on a model
designed over a century ago for an industrial society. As a result, they face
widespread criticism: disengaged students, overwhelmed teachers, outdated
structures, and inequities that persist rather than shrink.
Understanding why
schools are not working requires looking at several interconnected layers:
historical design, curriculum issues, instructional methods, assessment
practices, teacher conditions, systemic inequity, and cultural expectations.
Each of these factors reveals a system mismatched with the realities of
contemporary life.
Continue reading.... |
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RECENT |
NOVEMBER 27, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving
Hey everybody. Happy
Thanksgiving from our family to yours. This is yet another Thanksgiving in Japan
but our first in our new home in Setouchi City. Akiko is making turkey with all
the trimmings. Although turkeys are raised in Japan on a limited basis, there's
not many since Japanese people prefer chicken. Also, Thanksgiving is "not a
thing" here like Christmas or News Years. Thanksgiving is a food based holiday
and some of the items like sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows or "soaked
bread" (stuffing) as Akiko calls it is simply unappealing to most folks in this
country. Incidentally this year's turkey is larger than usual since they were
out of the smaller sizes but still not even close to the huge birds Americans
consume. Our particular gobbler weighed in at 4.3 kg (9.8 lb), is from America,
and came with a price tag of 12,000 yen which at today's exchange rate amounted
to about 80 bucks. We all wanted a traditional Thanksgiving meal and decided to
"bite it" (excuse the bun pun) on the turkey price. |
NOVEMBER 23, 2025
Getting Free Rice Chaff
Today we went to Kuyama san's
farm processing area to get rice chaff, which is basically the unwanted husks of
processed rice grains. We walk the couple of minutes to the farm and Akiko drove
the bus over where we loaded 48 cow manure fertilizer bags of the stuff and
brought it home to be used in our garden and at the farm we're using. The chaff
works great as a soil amendment, as an effective mulch for suppressing weeds,
and as the "brown" material for composting. |
October 31, 2025
Halloween Party
Happy Halloween. We had a nice
Halloween party with our neighbors, the Idie san family. A
lot of really great food, copious amounts of alcohol, and a
long karaoke session in the music room. |
October 31, 2025
Family Halloween Costumes
This was "the look" for this
year's Halloween party, the first at our Setouchi house. I was um, a heavy metal
rock star, Akiko was witch, Lael was a vampire, Ethan was a zombie, and Shai was
a zombie as well. Anyway, it turned out to be a fun night. |
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MEMORIES |
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. |
STORY 2022
A New Look
Got tired of tangled hair and
decided to join the cast of Fast and Furious. |
JANUARY 2016
Happy New Year
We spent a very traditional New Years on the island. There was also a beach cow and a penis
at a family restaurant. |
NOVEMBER 2016
Thanksgiving on the Island
Thanksgiving, a rocket launch, and some really cute pictures of the kids.
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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. |
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ONLINE PROJECTS |
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
called home for about 10 years |
MAGESHIMA JAPAN
The
Destruction of an Island
An ongoing account of the destruction and conversion of
this small 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 9 years old
and totally into bass, electric, and classical guitar. |
ETHAN HAYMAN
Ethan Hayman
The blog for our youngest son who is now 5 years old
and becoming a lego master builder.
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SHAI HAYMAN
Shai Hayman
The blog for our oldest son who is now 16 years old
and is now a photographer and videographer.
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SETOUCHI JAPAN
Our New
Place
Our new place we moved to in March 2025, known as
the "Mediterranean of Japan" due to the abundant sunshine. |
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THOUGHTS |
THOUGHTS -
America
Free Speech
A few thoughts about free speech, the constitution,
and the rights of private social media companies. |
THOUGHTS -
Health
Yoga
Workout
My yoga workout. I was looking for a way to simply
feel better without all of the spiritual mumbo jumbo usually
associated with practicing yoga. |
THOUGHTS -
Health
Psytrance Workout
I find psytrance to be
motivating, relaxing, and a great way to keep a good
rhythm. |
THOUGHTS -
Health
Strength
Training
My strength training workout. Thanks to a torn bicep
(see picture), a hernia, and rheumatoid arthritis, I decided
to return to strength training as a way to alleviate the
daily pain and fatigue. |
THOUGHTS -
Living
How to be Happy
For me at least, happiness
depends on three things. Without them existence can become
pretty dull and boring and that's not the way things need to
be. |
THOUGHTS -
Comedy
Trump Rewrites Constitution
Trump has drafted an executive order revising the United
States Constitution. |
THOUGHTS -
Comedy
Trump Memes
Trump President. This is a collection of Trump memes
from 2016. |
THOUGHTS -
Comedy
Trump Memes
Trump President Again, WTF !!!!!!!! . Anyway, this is a collection of Trump memes
from 2024. |
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. |
 NASA
Evidence - Everybody should read this (opens to a new tab)
There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate.
Human activity is the principal cause. The rate of change since the mid-20th
century is unprecedented over millennia. Earth's climate has changed throughout
history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice
ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago
marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization. |
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