This team from Buenos Aires (YouTube link below) sparked Petra’s love for Ultimate. She played with Hammers Ultimate Bs As for only a month back in March of 2019, but even 2 years later, I think of that time with them as her Ultimate baptism. I remember her first practice with them when after an … More Kind Souls of the Ultimate (Frisbee) World
Nina and I are now free as birds, with no significant commitments, no set schedules. Today we attended National Memorial Service for the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake. Nina loves to see NZ’s PM Jacinda Ardern on TV, and today he got to see her in person. He was quite excited about that. It … More 10th Anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake
We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in New Zealand last night. Last month was our 25th anniversary as a couple. We didn’t have a fancy wedding. We did so many things “backwards.” We wrote impromptu “invitations” on napkins at a soccer game and got married 4 days later. It wasn’t a shotgun wedding (Nina arrived … More Good Team
Great fun, great event.
We now have 2 kids in NZ schools. This one will be attending high school here in Christchurch for the next couple of months. She ended up getting into a Specialist Music Program vía her connection with the UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra, where she has been playing violin since July of last year. Thirty years … More Another Kid in NZ School
Our amazing girl laying out at an Ultimate tournament up in Auckland last weekend. This makes her very happy (while I cringe when I see her bruises afterward).
It took a Herculean effort to get this kid to be a visitor in Year 5 of an excellent primary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. So much red tape, and it’s still not 100% solid solution!!! Beautiful NZ works very well, usually, for “typical” scenarios. Extraordinary situations get stuck in bureaucratic catch22s. He will continue … More Finally a Kid in NZ School
By January, it was crystal clear that Maki couldn’t continue with the online school in the US. It was just way too hard to wake up so early and then expect for any of us to be sane. Plus, Maki was lonely. Even though he was skateboarding every single day and had a few friends … More Turning point in January
We went on a super muddy hike with our new Serbian friends and had a great time.
December was a nice month in Christchurch. Our social life was picking up the speed at an impressive rate. Petra’s friends organized a surprise for her bday. Maki participated in his first surf and lifesaving competition that even included an open waters swim. Honestly, I was not comfortable with swimming in the ocean but he … More Summary December
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