Category Archives: Kids
Parched Land
There are two seasons in Cameroon; dry and rainy. Although we are about 300 km north of the equator, we have opposite temperatures than the states David and I grew up in. So that means Christmas is hot and dry … Continue reading
Funny School Discoveries
I try to make a memory yearbook type book for each school year for each boy. Since we are nomadic, we can’t keep many keepsakes, so I decided long ago to scan and create digital books of their school work. … Continue reading
Sous Chef
Joshua likes to help me in the kitchen. I call him my sous chef and he thinks that’s funny. He offers most everyday to help me prepare supper. His favorite to help with is making pizza since he snags a … Continue reading
Geography Buff
Joshua’s been fond of maps and geography for quite some time. While we lived in France, he memorized the RER and Metro map (the commuter train and subway type train) and could tell us if we exited the train at … Continue reading
Pen Pals
Joshua and Jonah are going to be in a pen pal relationship with some children from the UK. Part of the classroom work during the Joint Learning Session the boys just finished is letter writing. Both boys wrote great letters. … Continue reading
Bikes
David purchased bicycles for both boys at a rummage sale in 2012 while in Pennsylvania. The boys quickly mastered riding bicycles and loved just going, going, going. They were sad when we needed to give away the bicycles when it … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
As we look back on 2013 and give thanks for all that God has done we wanted to recap a few of the stories that we shared, in case you didn’t read all 120 stories that were posted in 2013. … Continue reading
Checkers
I (DeAnna) feel blessed that the neighborhood children call us by name and are comfortable with us. I’m amazed at the ingenuity of the children. We see them make all kinds of toys to play with. A stick, nail and … Continue reading
Shoes Optional
Today during student pick-up at the school where Joshua attends, another parent was waiting beside me on the bench. He’s Korean and he usually asks me (DeAnna) USA cultural questions. I think he asks because the majority of the curriculum … Continue reading
Third culture kids and garbage disposals
One of the blogs that I (David) enjoy following is a life overseas: the mission conversation, you might have noticed I’ve added their button to our website. Last week they had a post on Third culture kids, commonly known as … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 