Balent Times

  

  Lola, she was a showgirl! 

  Sometimes all the litter, the overwhelming stray animal problem and the lack of convenience on this tiny island gets me down but this view...

  Rya got stung by a man o' war (floating terror) at the beach today and none of us could produce pee to help kill the venomous sting. P...

Kicked off our Christmas advent activities with a visit to a life-sized gingerbread house made of 400 sheets of gingerbread and 800 pound...

  Today we swam out to this mini island off the coast. On the other side of this rock were some good waves that nearly killed us all. Every ...

  The kids had a Thanksgiving picnic lunch for at school today complete with snow cones and reggae music. I ❤️ Guam.  #onlyonguam 

  My Sicilian friend (She also lived in Charleston when we did and now she lives in Japan so our friendship has spanned 3 different continen...

Trent started teaching Rya how to Scuba dive. She still has a few years until she's old enough to get certified but it's never too e...

Rya was awarded Student of the Month at her new school in Guam. I'm so proud of how quickly she's adjusted to this new culture. Yay ...

"Mom, I'm kind of glad you had a crappy childhood because it made you really funny." -Currier 

After our day at Ritidian Beach we took the long was home driving along the coast. We stopped at a roadside stand in Merizo to try Tuba ...

After our day at Ritidian Beach we took the long was home driving along the coast. We stopped at a roadside stand in Merizo to try Tuba ...