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Road to Indonesia

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And away we go.... Hi, I'm Daniel and I teach 5th grade abroad in Indonesia! In mid July of 2014, I was offered a teaching position at an International School in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the time, I was teaching at a school in Tacoma, Washington, USA. In fact, my wife Andrea and I have lived most of our lives in Washington. When this offer came, we were allotted three agonizing days to decide on whether to move or not. We are proud parents of an nineteen month old child and quite protective of her. Toting a toddler across the world posed many questions. Toting ourselves across the world posed many questions. We were very comfortable with our lives in Tacoma. We had family and a myriad of friends to support us. BUT, the truth was we knew we would regret it the rest of our lives if we didn't move. We knew deep in our hearts that this opportunity was rare and quite special. We knew we would see things that we never dreamed of. Yes indeed, we knew we had to do it. On the morning of