Papa goes to America
Tomorrow morning I’m off to the States for a week’s visit with my family. It’ll be my first time in like 10 years to be in the States. Amazing! Time has really flown. I’ll be in Moline, Iowa, staying with dad. Dotto and mom are also flying in, and it will be a very very rare family get together. I’m really excited! The trip will be short; after a week, I’ll fly back with mom, who will get a chance to see our life here and see her grandchildren for the first time.
That’s all for now; I’ll be posting pictures and short updates from the road. If I can find some time, I’ll also try to get a new podcast up. iMovie ‘08 just came out, so I’ll try to whip something up with that.
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Hello! My name is Gerald Talandis Jr, and I'm the webmaster of this blog. I'm using it as a tool for staying in touch with family in friends around the world. I've been in Japan since 1993 and currently teach English at the 
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Luke was born on July 29th, 2001. He is now an elementary school student and loves sports, like his mama. Each week, Luke swims, plays soccer, and goes to a gymnastics class. He is also studying English and dreams of visiting the USA someday and becoming an Olympic swimmer, like his hero Michael Phelps.
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