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Public School for the Win!
On Monday, October 9th, Tomu, Jade and Luz started school at Paihia School! It was a big relief when the Principal agreed to let them attend school. I had been emailing with her back and forth since July about what type of visa they would need, and it wasn’t clear that I had ultimately procured… Read more
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Settling in
Well, we’ve been in New Zealand for two weeks today, and it feels like we are getting the hang of life here. The first week plus was a bit rough — so many bags to unpack, but first we had to clean the cupboards of mildew. The kids played a lot of War. The Bay… Read more
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30 hours of travel
We made it to SeaTac, managed to check our 7 bags of 66 lbs each all the way to Auckland (for free, thanks to Riki sweet-talking the agent Ricky!!) , made it through security, and breathed a sigh of relief at the gate. I figured I would need all my strength and patience to make… Read more
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last weeks of packing, etc.
Our last few weeks in the U.S. were a whirlwind of packing, cleaning, saying goodbye and getting rid of a lot of stuff. most of the time I was focused on the tasks at hand, but sometimes I would get sad about leaving behind our magical neighborhood, strong community, and dear family. also we celebrated… Read more
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5 weeks to go…
We spent the weekend camping at Washington Park in Anacortes, and climbing at Mount Erie with Mo, Dev & my mom Candace. The campground had gorgeous views of the San Juans. It was our first time climbing at Mount Erie. I got 2 blisters from belaying the first day without my belay gloves. It was… Read more
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T minus 7 weeks
We have tickets to fly to New Zealand on September 25th. Between now and then we have a long list of things to do. Riki is working hard to finish installing a second bathroom in the basement, to replace part of the ceiling in the kitchen, and, and, and other house projects. I have to… Read more
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