We moved to NZ temporarily with 8 and 5 year ollds and they had to make new friends, be away from family and only see people from back home via video calls. Luckily the school and community are nice and welcoming so they rolled with it really well.

The visa application was long and expensive (application fees, specific medicals for immigration, etc.) so that part can get immensely frustrating.

What really helped is having similar aged neighbors for the kids to play with where we can hang out with a few beers as well.

It was mayhem at PakNSave a bit ago.

Looks like a white bass to me. Good catch either way!

What a chunk!

Yeah it’s a cool color, I think it was a Japan only version. The reproductions didn’t match so I switched to a black ITA ready shell when I put in the screen.

No, they’re gems.

The bass might be tricky if the pond’s pressured; I fish a local pond that gets busy. My go-to usually alternates a ned rig and a shallow crankbait in craw colors.

Yup, always check out the trainer first! My kid has an epi-pen jr and the mechanism changes occasionally.