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Apr 27, 2024 7:52:55 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on Apr 27, 2024 7:52:55 GMT -5
He was new but he still felt like he needed to work out so he had came out to the open field and was running around. He tried to do it at the track but that was not a space that felt big enough for him.
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Apr 27, 2024 15:21:48 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on Apr 27, 2024 15:21:48 GMT -5
David had taken his toddling daughter swimming but Miss Ella still burned with energy and was way too excited to even relax. So the nearest big green area for her to toddle round in was the area near the running track. He carried the folded up stroller and the baby bag with ease and she giggled clearly enjoying being. “Dada” she called out pointing out Oliver. This tiny redhead didn’t miss much. Some people used this space to run but he was more of a gym person. Oliver Dougard
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Apr 28, 2024 7:58:06 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on Apr 28, 2024 7:58:06 GMT -5
He was adjusting so to see a child and a person was a little shocking but family here was a good thing. "Hello," he said as he spotted them just a little bit better now. "Is everything okay?" David Lightfeather
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Apr 28, 2024 14:05:26 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on Apr 28, 2024 14:05:26 GMT -5
Ella didn’t have many words yet so what she did know had multiple meanings as her exploration of the world round her continued. So in this case it meant ‘look papa’ as she headed back to David looking happy and curious. “They are just fine” David replied. He sounded English and what Ellla’s accent would be was a mystery to him. Something she’d figure out later in life as she said “up”. “I’m David and this little lady is Ella. Seemingly in a hurry to discover the world round her” he added as he lifted up his little girl so she could have a better look. Oliver Dougard
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Apr 30, 2024 11:18:07 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on Apr 30, 2024 11:18:07 GMT -5
"Nice to meet you," he said. "Kids always seem to have endless amounts of energy," he knew what that was like but even nice enough it was a good idea to let them explore which it seemed like this guy had already known in spades. "My name is Oliver, cool accent by the way." David Lightfeather
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Apr 30, 2024 14:35:26 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on Apr 30, 2024 14:35:26 GMT -5
That was something David found out early on. Ella rarely stopped but she did when she got to watch Peppa Pig on the tablet computer. A show he’d chosen as it came from his home nation and she might pick up the accent as well as the words. David was cheerful and friendly as he replied “I came from the United Kingdom. The people with abilities are more valued right here. Also I can help make a better world here. What brought you here Oliver? She’s always like this and time in the swimming pool didn’t even wear her out. It’s never too early to start water babies”. A fact as she pointed at all she could see and her questioning nature was obvious. Oliver Dougard
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May 5, 2024 7:29:30 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 5, 2024 7:29:30 GMT -5
He was being cautious because he felt it was needed. "A little bit of family but mostly just wanted to see a different part of the world. I feel like if I stay in one place too long I might end up a little stale and no one needs that do they?" David Lightfeather
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May 6, 2024 10:45:34 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 6, 2024 10:45:34 GMT -5
Looking to Oliver the reply almost came from Ella. Baby noises did mean something but it was different for every baby and something parents had to make sense off. “So family and seeing a new part of the world? It’s better to come here by choice but it was the better option given the choice OSE UK gave me. However I think they did me a favour in the long run” he replied. It felt like history was repeating itself because it felt like the brain drain Germany had during and prior to WW2. Now the brains were ending up here rather than the USA. “I wouldn’t have found my life partner if I’d stayed there. Nor been a father” he added. Oliver Dougard
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May 7, 2024 16:39:57 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 7, 2024 16:39:57 GMT -5
"Yeah I am looking forward to the things that the island can offer and maybe that will be a life partner who knows, but it is nice to be here and see what I can see and exercise, not the best thing that I can do here but being in such a warm place helps me to be able to want to do it." David Lightfeather
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May 8, 2024 4:23:15 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 8, 2024 4:23:15 GMT -5
"So where would you call your point of origin?" David posed. There was a lot m ore to do here than just go to the gym or run on the grass. Meanwhile Miss Ella was finally running down and David knew what her getting clingy meant. He could let her slumber in the stroller so carefully left her on the grass while he unfolded the stroller. She sounded a bit grumpy but that was always the case when she was fighting her sleep. "You've certainly got plenty to see. Just like Ella will. She's already been on boat trips and she'll go where we go" he added. Her family may not be big but it was a strong unit. Oliver Dougard
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May 9, 2024 8:27:39 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 9, 2024 8:27:39 GMT -5
"I am hoping to see a decent amount but also do it while I am taking my time and I guess you are right I am much like a young child when it comes to what I have done here but I guess that is not such a bad thing also I am learning to make a good amount of friends and open myself up to more conversations." David Lightfeather
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May 9, 2024 10:07:29 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 9, 2024 10:07:29 GMT -5
David noted his question wasn't answered but that wasn't so unusual round here. So picking up him daughter and strapping her into the stroller she did look more settled and ready for sleep. He still tried to be welcoming to newcomers all the same given his early experiences here and knowing for a long time until fairly recently that there was an OSE fleet blockading this island. "In that case do what you want and have no regrets. I do miss some things from home but at least I can still get tea and watch rugby" he replied. David never really cared for Association Football and he was learning to enjoy the finer points of American Football and Baseball so he was learning as well. He figured he could play football fairly easily if a local side ever got formed. Oliver Dougard
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May 11, 2024 14:43:27 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 11, 2024 14:43:27 GMT -5
It was almost always hard to not miss things from home and that was okay. "I am looking for small similarities here so that I can not miss home as much but in time it will all come on and that is okay." It was something that he truly did believe. "Rugby sounds interesting do you get to watch it a lot?" David Lightfeather
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May 11, 2024 15:36:20 GMT -5
Post by David Lightfeather on May 11, 2024 15:36:20 GMT -5
“I get to watch it now and again. Can’t get as many sources as I like but it’s the same idea as American Football. Just as physical but it’s a faster moving game. I played it all the way up to my college years before work took up too much time” he replied. That had been the case but even as a father he’d a bit more time now. “Did you ever do a sport like that?” Oliver Dougard
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May 13, 2024 8:26:37 GMT -5
Post by Oliver Dougard on May 13, 2024 8:26:37 GMT -5
"Not quite but soccer I can play soccer." He had dedicated his high school time to sports and he had not hated it but it had made him behind on all social things but he figured that now he would be able to get caught up on it. "I do miss it but I am hoping there will be somewhere I can practice." David Lightfeather
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