In case you are worried that our kids were missing out on too much -- being torn from the wonderful U.S. schools, with all the enrichment and socialization they had to offer, and hauled off to this tiny little school out in the middle of a jungle -- here is just a sampling of what was going on in their lives those first few weeks of fall:
- there was the annual family beach party, where letting your friends bury you was a favorite activity
- Austin had after-school-sports Mon. and Wed., and both had swimming class every Friday
- there was family sports night every Wed. evening
- Lex had craft club on Wed. afternoons, which I taught
- they had an all school skating party, and a trip out to the elephant farm
- Austin had baking club
- they had Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts
- there were school trips to a rice mill and a coffee mill
- Lex had her school trip to Lake Toba, and Austin had his trip to Medan
- there was Batik Week, with its guest artist, a bake sale, and an art show
- we celebrated Austin's eighth birthday, and they both attended friend's parties
- they both hosted and attended numerous sleepovers
- Austin and I made costumes, attended play rehearsals, and practiced lines
Meanwhile, in the background, Mom and Dad had also joined the school carnival committee, Dad was on the school board, and Mom was teaching Sunday School again. And all of this was just in the first quarter -- a mere six weeks or so!
Were they deprived in any way? Not hardly. I think they were just about the luckiest kids in the world!
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