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Two weeks ago, R, T, C, and I went back to school, language school. Language study is important to the work we do here and I am thankful for the opportunity to learn. Two hours a day, four days a week is a great schedule, but it has made homeschooling a challenge.
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Other than special events, helping out during busy days, and tasting recipes, I don’t work in the kitchen. They are self-sufficient or at least they were. Our head chef, who had been with us from the beginning, was moving away and our #2 chef, Eji-a (also with us from the beginning), was stepping up to…
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1. Parent-Teacher conferences are easy to arrange, there’s very little disagreement involved, and it often includes quiet time at my favorite coffee shop.
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Change and saying goodbye is usually bitter-sweet. That is the way we felt when our head chef told us she would be leaving the restaurant and moving. She had been a part of Gina’s Place since the beginning and was a huge part of our success. We wanted to do something special and so we…
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To some people, Asia equals martial arts. Japan has Karate, China has Kung-fu, and Korea has Tae kwon do. While Asia shouldn’t be defined by just these disciplines, they are an amazing aspect of the culture.
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Before each school year, I try to take at least two weeks to prepare myself for the upcoming year. I double check our “system” (every homeschooler has some kind of system), do a lot of research and reading, and write out goals (personal and academic) for the new school year. All this after the books…
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We thought we had it all covered. We checked and double checked with multiple people in multiple offices last year before heading back to the states. They all said the same thing…”No problem.” That should have been our first clue that something wasn’t right.
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Torie and Charis chose the color for their room, ripe banana and spiced orange. The color turned out beautiful. And, yes, the room is as small as it appears. ☺ Soon, we will have pictures of their beautiful, new room up for everyone to see. The problem with painting is the newly painted room makes…
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I’ve been reading blogs, news reports, Embassy notifications, and letters from other agencies to try to figure out just what is happening with adoptions in Ethiopia.