Being forcibly relocated away from your birthplace, work and friends due to a natural disaster is hard at any time of year, but maybe even more so at Christmas. It's easy to be forgotten. A big thanks to my friends…

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Being forcibly relocated away from your birthplace, work and friends due to a natural disaster is hard at any time of year, but maybe even more so at Christmas. It's easy to be forgotten. A big thanks to my friends…
My first official parenting duty: attend the Grade 1 (squid) christmas party. Not sure if my favourite part was the brawl or when they managed to pull down the entire candy frame. Definitely loved taking back the video two weeks…
Last November I posted to the Philippines two boxes of relief goods (clothes, swimwear, craft materials, jewellery making equipment). They also included Christmas gifts. Due to some weird miscommunication they sat in the Estancia Post Office for nearly four months…