For the final week that the family stayed in Auckland, Aleah and my friend, Miriam, came to visit us. She is super into Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, so one of the must do activities was to visit Hobbiton. It was far enough away from our Airbnb that we made an overnight trip […]
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Over the weekend Aleah, Mom, Dad, and I, plus Busia and Tee, left Auckland to see a bit more of New Zealand. The first activity we did together was to experience a Māori village. The Māori are the native people of New Zealand, although technically they arrived fairly recently, as recent as just 800 years
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On our trip across the country, the family has made many stops to see friends and family. As we passed through Utah, we had the chance to see groups belonging to both categories. Aleah will be writing about our experiences in Moab, so I have been assigned to tell you about our time with the
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My favorite activity we did while in Austria was go on the Großglockner high alpine road, or Straße as they call it in Austria. On a three hour drive, we drove up almost to the top of Austria’s highest mountain, with the assistance of an audio tour alerting us to the notable sights. I enjoyed
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One of the last sites we visited while in Berlin was the location of what was once a concentration camp, called Sachenhausen. The camp was built next to a town called Oranienburg, which is a short train ride from the main city. After a short introduction from our guide, giving us the basic information about
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As some readers may know, for most of August the family is going to be in Germany and Austria. For the first nine days we are staying in a nice flat in Berlin, nearby the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. We have been doing all sorts of fun things,
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My Dad took me in a new experience this Monday. At about 6:30, he woke me up, and we both got prepared for a day on the water. One 40 minute car drive later, we arrived at his friend, Mr Chris’s house. Before we left, another one of Mr Chris’s friends, Mr Brian, arrived on
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Jiu jitsu originated in Japan like many martial arts, but was made popular by the Gracies from Brazil, who used their style to win a variety of fighting contests such as the UFC. The art was originally intended as a method for samurai, who were usually mounted on horses, to fight on the ground when
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As you likely know, as of right now the family is located in Puerto Rico. It is a beautiful island, full of things to do and see. I love this place, and I wish we could come here every year. Unfortunately, Puerto Rico has quite a problem with invasive species, similar to the Florida Everglades
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As some of you may know, I recently got scuba certified. Last year I had the chance to do so, but foolishly decided not to. This year I did not make the same mistake, and even before we arrived here in Puerto Rico, I expressed my desire to get certified. Mom got re-certified last year,
