tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post5265884327342851863..comments2024-03-04T21:27:50.503+09:00Comments on jojoebi designs: International Postcard Swap...jojoebi-designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-16962128703474754592010-06-08T17:43:06.747+09:002010-06-08T17:43:06.747+09:00Hello Jo!
We received your postcard, Jan and Neó w...Hello Jo!<br />We received your postcard, Jan and Neó were very happy to know about Leo and his favourite books! And when they saw that the postcard arrived from Japan, they were really "impressed" (how arrives a postcard from Japan to Catalunya? airplane, ship..., they asked to the postwoman!).<br />Thanks a lot!<br />Àfrica.Àfricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635150200823085007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-49716667647600280072010-06-04T08:10:29.798+09:002010-06-04T08:10:29.798+09:00Zoe - thank you! I didn't expect the girls to ...Zoe - thank you! I didn't expect the girls to fall in love with the book, I still have no idea why Ebi-kun loves it so much, just seems like a very odd story to me, but he insisted that we get that one LOL. <br />When I have run swaps in the past, I have stated the minimum criteria, you have to include x, y and z but you can choose to add more if you like but they have been swaps for small packages. The postcard swaps have always been just postcards and I usually have them include an easy recipe on the back. I always get more people for the US sign up than anywhere else so I just make sure everyone is aware that they will get more US partners than other international ones, I also ask that if anyone in the US is able to represent another country that they do so, that has worked out quite well too.<br /><br />Phebe - I hope E enjoys kindy as much as Ebi-kun does. I believe that education isn't just about maths and the abc's, we need to teach them about social behaviour, communicating with others, how to work in a group or team etc. So he is still learning and he is learning skills that I can't teach him one-on-one at home, plus he comes home shattered so he isn't bouncing off the walls and driving me nuts :o)jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-87881624168548186112010-06-04T00:22:54.523+09:002010-06-04T00:22:54.523+09:00E starts kindy in the Fall and we have decided to ...E starts kindy in the Fall and we have decided to enrol him for the very same concerns - social, etc. He is, like your son, above grade level and I, too, am walking a little on the worry path that he may get bored but on the other hand think/know that he will enjoy having friends tremendously. So nice to know all is going well for your precious boy. :-)Phebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851452399223285900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-32842576624851542262010-06-03T21:17:59.955+09:002010-06-03T21:17:59.955+09:00Oh please don't feel bad about home made cards...Oh please don't feel bad about home made cards! I thought yours was wonderful. AND we have thank you for YOUR book you sent to us - I have to admit that it has intrigued M rather than become her very favourite book of all time but still, it's given us lots of chance to talk together about the story and about Japan so that's wonderful. <br />Some other people have expressed that they felt bad because some families did more than a card. I don't really know what to do about this - I don't want to stop people being generous, but nor do I want any families to feel bad. I think that next time I do a swap I'll include a note saying that in my experience people are generous in their responses, but that no-one should feel obliged to include anything more than the postcard (or whatever item is being swapped). What do you think?Playing by the bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761644438775249830noreply@blogger.com