Tag: family

  • Kaimana and the hiu paus (whale sharks)

    Kaimana and the hiu paus (whale sharks)

    The kids decided to stay on board, so we took a handheld VHF radio, and headed into town to provision and visit the Quarantine office to get our green book (apparently a necessity to clear out of the country). We left them a card with how to say, Jangan datang! (Don’t come) or Mohon pergi!…

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  • and, our other neighbors came to visit!

    and, our other neighbors came to visit!

    We have a pretty tight-knit neighborhood community back home. Thanks to Covid for that! Our neighbors Mary, Erik, Hannah & Simon bought tickets to come visit in Fiji before we left the States. 🙂 They also schlepped a lot of stuff for us, like home school textbooks and a new laptop to be used only…

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  • Homeschooling

    Homeschooling

    Well, it’s going pretty well so far AND it’s a lot of work! It’s pretty exhausting. We got a printer in Whangarei, so now I can print out math worksheets, rather than making them myself each day. I do most of the homeschooling, and Riki helps out. It is freeing and exciting, on one hand…

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