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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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 Happy
Birthday
July 2016 - The highlight of this month was Shai
turning seven years old. He made out pretty good this year with a lot of nice
presents. We also went fishing for the first time with little Lael. We spent a
lot of time at the beaches. We wrapped up the month with a trip to the
Tanegashima Space Center.
Picture - Shai with
his birthday cake. |
Relaxing Baby
July 1, 2016 - The month began with the little
guy relaxing on a camping chair.
Picture - Home - Lael hanging out and
relaxing on a camping chair. |
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 Fishing
and Beach
July 3, 2016 - Today was the first time for
little Lael to go fishing at the Tanegashima Space Center piers. We caught
nothing but the scenery was beautiful as usual. Then in the afternoon it was his
first time at the space center beach. We went body boarding and enjoyed the warm
weather.
Picture - Us at the
Tanegashima Space Center beach.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Pier - Us
before fishing 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Pier - Us
before fishing 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Hanging out at the beach 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Hanging out at the beach 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Hanging out at the beach 3.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Hanging out at the beach 4. |
Independence Day
July 4, 2016 - We spent a really quiet
Independence Day at home and made a nice barbecue in the afternoon.
Picture - Home - Us hanging out together.
Picture - Home - Us hanging out together. |
Kiku Ryokan
July 5, 2016 - We went to visit the owner of the
Kiku Ryokan where Akiko had her work space before.
Picture - Kiku Ryokan - Saying hi to a
friend. |
Celebrating Tanabata
July 7, 2016 - We celebrated the Japanese holiday
of Tanabata today and put up a decoration in our home.
Picture - Home - A nice Tanabata decoration. |
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 New
Tent, Storm Chasing
July 8, 2016 - We set up our new camping....beach
tent in the living room as a test run. Then I went storm chasing with Shai. We
went to Maenohama beach in the middle of torrential rains compliments of distant
typhoon Nepartak.
Picture - A bit of
storm chasing together.
Picture - Home - Nice new beach tent.
Picture - Home - Flooded out upper farm.
Picture - Maenohama beach - Me and Shai
storm chasing at the beach picture 1.
Picture - Maenohama beach - Me and Shai
storm chasing at the beach picture 2.
Picture - Maenohama beach - Pretty good
waves from the storm. |
 Small
Party
July 10, 2016 - Today was both interesting and
fun. We thought there was a tornado forming in the morning. Then we made a small
party with our friends at night.
Picture - Us hanging
our with our friends.
Picture - Home - A possible tornado forming
1.
Picture - Home - A possible tornado forming
2.
Picture - Home - A bug on top of a hermit
crab.
Picture - Home - Shai hanging out with
Satoshi on the bunk beds.
Picture - Home - Us hanging out with Oyabing
and Yocci and kids 1.
Picture - Home - Us hanging out with Oyabing
and Yocci and kids 2. |
 New
Tent
July 15, 2016 - We went to the Tanegashima Space
Center beach to give the tent a good test run. This thing was about 80 bucks and
sets up in a matter of minutes.
Picture - Us with the
new tent.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Us with the new tent 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Us with the new tent 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Us with the new tent 3.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Us with the new tent 4.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center Beach -
Really nice waves today.
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Going Away Party
July 16, 2016 - Today we made a going away party
with Emily for David, who is returning to America.
Picture - Home - Hanging out together with
friends today 1.
Picture - Home - Hanging out together with
friends today 2. |
Hanging Out
July 17, 2016 - Many friend spent the night and
we all had breakfast together.
Picture - Home - Hanging out together with
friends again today 1.
Picture - Home - Hanging out together with
friends again today 2. |
New Friend
July 21, 2016 - Shai got himself a girlfriend at
the beach today. lol.
Picture - Hamada Beach - Shai playing with a
girl in the sand. |
Night Picnic
July 22, 2016 - A nice night and a relaxing
barbecue picnic outside.
Picture - Home - Us making a nice picnic
outside tonight 1.
Picture - Home - Us making a nice picnic
outside tonight 2.
Picture - Home - Us making a nice picnic
outside tonight 3. |
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 Happy
Birthday Shai
July 23, 2016 - Shai turned seven years old today
and was really happy to get all these nice presents. A few lego sets, a
microscope set, and a few study books. We ate lunch and dinner outside and ate
smoked food. At night we ate a delicious cake which Akiko made.
Picture - Shai with
his birthday presents.
Picture - Home - Shai before opening his
presents.
Picture - Home - Shai after opening his
presents.
Picture - Home - The smoked food we ate for
lunch.
Picture - Home - Us eating outside this
afternoon 1.
Picture - Home - Us eating outside this
afternoon 2.
Picture - Home - Us eating outside this
afternoon 3.
Picture - Home - Us eating outside this
afternoon 4.
Picture - Home - Shai playing with a few of
his lego presents 1.
Picture - Home - Shai playing with a few of
his lego presents 2.
Picture - Home - Us eating outside again at
night 1.
Picture - Home - Us eating outside again at
night 2.
Picture - Home - A table with a lot of free
fruit.
Picture - Home - Shai getting ready to blow
out the candles on his birthday cake.
Picture - Home - Shai getting ready to eat
the delicious birthday cake 1.
Picture - Home - Shai getting ready to eat
the delicious birthday cake 2.
Picture - Home - The delicious birthday cake. |
 Old
School Recycling
July 27, 2016 - Today was the monthly recycling
day in our town. Shai had fun carrying the aluminum cans the old fashioned way.
Whoa, really need to reduce the beer consumption. Then we went up the coast
looking for a new beach for our next camping trip.
Picture - Shai
carrying a lot of beer cans.
Picture - Home - Shai carrying aluminum cans
for recycling 1.
Picture - Home - Shai carrying aluminum cans
for recycling 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Coast - A beautiful coastline view.
Picture - Tanegashima Coast - A beautiful coastline view.
Picture - Tanegashima Coast - Us at a really nice coast
view point 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Coast - Us at a really nice coast
view point 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Coast - A beautiful coastline view
1.
Picture - Tanegashima Coast - A beautiful coastline view
2.
Picture - Home - Lael hanging out and
relaxing in bed. |
 New
Driver
July 31, 2016 - From the list of things you
probably should not let your seven year old do, this probably tops the list.
Today I went with Shai to the parking lot at Maenohama beach and let him get
behind the wheel of our old white car. He was thrilled, um and a bit nervous, to
say the least. Hey this is a good skill for him to know at any age.
Picture - Shai driving
a car for the first time.
Then we headed to the Tanegashima Space Center for some fun and for a bit of
learning at the museum.
Picture - Maenohama Beach Parking Lot - Shai
driving a car for the first time 1.
Picture - Maenohama Beach Parking Lot - Shai
driving a car for the first time 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the rocket booster 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the rocket booster 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the rocket 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the rocket 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the beautiful coastline 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the beautiful coastline 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the beautiful picnic area 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in front of the beautiful picnic area 2.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in the museum in front of a huge globe.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- The view outside from the kids play room.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in the museum with an astronaut.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in the museum in front of rockets.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in the museum standing on a map of the island 1.
Picture - Tanegashima Space Center
- Us in the museum standing on a map of the island 2. |
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